BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT. 459 



No. 226, ZoSTEBOPS palpebrosa. — The Indian White Eye (Temm.), 



Hume, " K and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 140 ; Scully, " S. F.," 

 Vol. VIII, p. 322 ; David, "S. F.," Vol. X, p. 398 ; Hume, " ^. F.," 

 Vol. XI, p. 253. 



These pretty little birds are very common* in the tea gardens, 

 especially when the seed-bushes are in flower. They are generally 

 seen in parties and are insectivorous. I have kept them alive in a 

 cage for a considerable time by putting in an over-ripe plantain, which 

 they seemed to enjoy as well as the small insects which the fruit 

 attracted. Some of the specimens I have are very difficult to dis- 

 tinguish from Z. simplex, but I think they are Z. palpehrosa. 

 Sub-Family Liotrichince. 

 Genus ^gilhina (Vicill, 1816). 

 No. 243. .-Egithina tiphia. — Common lora (Linn.). 



Hume, '^N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 151 : Hume, '' S. F.," 

 Vol. II, p. 459 ; id., Vol. Ill, p. 129 ; ?i., Vol. IV, p. 428 ; id.. 

 Vol. XI, p. 125 ; Gates, " S. F.," Vol. V, p. 157 ; Bing., " S. F.," 

 Vol. IX, p. 183 ; Dav., " S. F.," Vol. X, p. 387. 



This bird is exceedingly common, frequenting the open. I have 

 never shot one in dense jungle. They feed on the insects which they 

 find on small trees. I have never seen them at any great height. 

 In dried skins the golden-yellow fades to a green. 



Genus Chloropsis (Jard. and Selby, 1826). 



No. 247. Chloropsis aurifrons. — The Gold-fronted Chloropsis 



(Temm.) 



Hume, " S. F.," Vol. Ill, p. 129 ; id., Vol XI, p. 184 ; Hume 

 and Dav., " S. F.," VoL VI, p. 326; Bing., " S. F.," Vol. IX, 

 p. 183. 



This is by far the commonest Chloropsis found here. It may be g^j^Q -q^^^^ 

 seen on every ripe-berried tree in company with the bulbuls, barbets, Bulbuli. 

 &c. In habits it is decidedly like a bulbul. They also have a liking 

 for the tea-seed gardens when in flower, on account of the numer- 

 ous insects found there. Sometimes one or two C. hardivickii are also 

 in the party, but very seldom. This species can be easily kept alive 

 in an aviary along with bulbuls, &c. 



