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463. — Phyllornis jerdoni, Blyth. The Common 

 Green Bulbul. 



Permanent resident. Common all along tbe Sahyadri range 

 and in the adjoining forests as far north as Khandala. Mr. 

 Davidson found it also at Egutpuri. 



464. — Phyllornis malabaricus, Gm. The Malabar 

 Green Bulbul. 



Permanent resident. Not uncommon all along the Sahyadri 

 range from Goa to Khandala in the well-wooded tracts. Mr. 

 Vidal does not mention it however in his list of Ratnagiri 

 species. 



468. — Iora tiphia, Lin. The Black-headed Green 

 Bulbul. 



Permanent resident. Common, as a rule, throughout the 

 region. Mr. Vidal remarks, " both forms tiplda and zeylonica 

 are common in Ratnagiri.''' 



469. — Irena puella, Lath. The Eairy Blue Bird. 



Probably a permanent resident. Rare. Occurs at Savant- 

 vadi, and has been obtained by Mr. Laird in the forests south- 

 west of Belgaum. I have no other record of its occurrence 

 throughout the region. 



470. — Oriolus kundoo, Sykes. The Indian Oriole. 



Permanent resident in many localities. Common, as a rule, 

 throughout the region, excepting perhaps on the Ghats, where 

 it is replaced partly by 0. melanocephalus. 



471.— Oriolus indicus, Jerd. The Black-naped 

 Indian Oriole. 



Rare. Occurs at Savantvadi, and has been obtained at 

 Devrukh at the foot of the hills in Ratnagiri. I have no other 

 record of its occurrence throughout the region. 



472.— Oriolus melanocephalus, Lin. The Bengal 

 Black-headed Oriole. 



Permanent resident. Common all along the Sahyadri range 

 and in the adjoining forests as far north as Khandala. 



473. — Oriolus ceylonensis, Bp. The Southern 

 Black-headed Oriole. 



Permanent resident. Occurs in the same localities as the 

 last, excepting Ratnagiri, if it is a good species, which seems 



