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[226.] Zosterops palpebrosa. The Indian White-eye. 

 774. $ ad. Kachai. 2,700 ft., 1st April. 



A cold weather visitor to the District, the first parties arriving in August, 

 but it does not become common till October, it leaves toward the middle of 

 April. Possibly a resident on the Samana : a parry of eight or nine stayed 

 there during the winter of 1906 07, in spite of frequent heavy snow-storms ; 

 a large number arrived early in April, though whether only on migration 

 or not I cannot say, as I left shortly afterwards, Not observed in the 

 Kurram Valley. 



[269, J Hypsipetes psaroides. The Himalayan Black Bulbul. 

 Fulton, J. B N. H. S. xvi. p 47 (common in summer) ; Rattray, t. c. p. 424 

 (common round Murree) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. Ill (common in Kashmir). 

 583. 9 ad. Kohat, 1,760 ft., 15th February. 

 630. $ ad. „ ,. 1st March. 



In 1 907 several parties of this species visited the district early in February, 

 staying till the end of March. They were always to be found about the same 

 spot never wandering far away. Berries of the Boquain tree (Persian lilac) 

 seemed to form their staple food. 



[283.] Molpastes intermedius.* The Punjab Red-vented Bulbul 

 Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. Ill (found in Pooneh and Jammu). 

 834. 9 ad. Kohat. 1 ,700 ft,, 1st March. 

 733. $ ad. „ „ 23rdMarcb. 



786. $ ad. „ „ 4th April. 



A resident and not uncommon in the gardens and orchards around Kohat, 

 though seldom seen elsewhere in the District. This species, as Major Magrath 

 has pointed out, probably interbreeds with M. leucogenys, as they are so often 

 seen together, and birds intermediate in colouring are so common (vide next 

 note). Mr. Donald, the Political Officer, states that on two separate occasions 

 he has met with -the present species in Kohat paired with a yellow-vented 

 Bulbul and at the same nest. Further, that it is well known amongst local 

 gardeners that the red and yellow-vented Bulbuls do interbreed, their progeny 

 being known as " Neemchi," i.e., half-breeds. M. intermedins is the common 

 resident Bulbul of the Peshawar district north of Kohat. 

 List of hybrids between M. intermedins and M, leucogenys. 



Ear-coverts. Under tail-coverts. 



590. $ ad. Kohat, 1,760 ft., 10th Feb. dingy white, yellow. 

 564. Ad. „ „ 6th „ „ orange. 



631. 9 ad. „ „ 1st Mar. dark brown. red. 



635. 9 ad. „ ,, 2nd ,, „ pale buff. 



689. 9 ad. „ ., 16th „ dirty white, yellow with orange 



tips. 

 700. $ ad. ,, „ 17th „ white. orange. 



* For Dr. II. Bowcller Sharpe's opinion on the series of Bulbul ( Molpastes intermedins, 

 leucogenys, lencotis and magrathi) wo collected, see the " Ibis," April 1909, p. 802. 



