84 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



Blyth, from the Khasia hills, lives in small flocks, has a pleasant call, 

 keeps to the top of trees, and lives entirely on fruit. Another 

 has lately been sent from China. 



The next division only includes two birds belonging to our 

 province, but several Burmese and Malayan species. The colors 

 are not so vivid as in the last, the form is larger and more 

 plump, and it is somewhat related to Hemixos. As I imagine 

 that Muse, psidii, of the older authors, belongs to this group, I 

 shall put it as Ixos, under which genus that bird is classed by 

 Gray. 



Gen. Ixos, Temm. (restricted). 



Char. — Bill rather short, slightly arching on the culmen ; the tip 

 bent over, distinctly notched ; commissure nearly straight ; a few 

 rictal bristles, mixed with some smaller tufts ; hairs on the nape 

 distinct, and some of the feathers of the throat bristle-ended ; 

 lateral toes nearly equal ; hind toe shorter than middle toe ; 4th, 

 5th, and 6th quills sub-equal and longest, 7th barely shorter ; tail 

 slightly rounded in some, almost even in others, with the outer 

 feathers slightly shorter. 



452. Ixos luteolus, Less. 

 Hoematornis, apud Lesson, Rev. Zool., 1840 — Horsf., Cat. 362 

 — Pycnonotus flavirictus, Srickland — Blyth, Cat. 1270 — Txos 

 virescens, apud Tickell, and Jerdon, Cat. 74 — Criniger Tickelli, 

 Blyth — Poda-pigli, Tel. 



The Whtte-browed Bush Bulbul. 



Descr, — Above dull brownish olive-green, palest on the head, 

 where it is slightly ashy, and yellowish on the rump ; quills and 

 coverts edged with brighter green ; over the eye to the ear-coverts, 

 and from the base of the upper mandible extending below the 

 eye, obscure white ; chin, and base of lower mandible, pale clear 

 yellow; lower parts whitish ashy, tinged with pale yellow; the 

 breast dashed with brownish grey, and the vent and under tail- 

 coverts pale yellow. 



Bill blackish ; legs dark plumbeous ; irides blood-red. Length 

 7^ inches ; wing 3£ ; tail 3^ ; bill at front T 6 5 ; tarsus T %. 



