86 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



probably may extend along this range South to Boyacottah, and 

 Northwards [along the hills towards Goomsoor, but, as yet, I 

 believe, specimens have not been obtained from any other 

 locality. Bonaparte in his Conspectus states that it very closely 

 resembles 1. leucogrammicus, Miiller, from Sumatra, but is larger, 

 and has the throat yellow, which the other has not. 



Other species apparently belonging to the present group are / 

 Jlavescens, Blyth, from the Khasia hills and Arrakan, very close to 

 flaveolus ; I. Iristis, Blyth, from Arracan ; 7. JJlanfordi, Jerdon, 

 ( familiar is, Blyth) very abundant at Thayetmyo ; I plumosus, 

 Brand; J. hrunneus, Bl., from Malacca; 7/ tigus, Mull., from 

 Sumatra, and other species from the Islands of Malayana. 



Gen. Kelaartia, Blyth. 



Char. — Bill short, wide, tolerably curved, strongly notched ; ric- 

 tal bristles feeble ; tarsus somewhat long. 



This form is distinguished by having a longer tarsus than any 

 member of the family. It at present consists of but a single 

 species ; but Pyc. Sinensis is very closely allied to, if indeed it 

 does not belong to it, chiefly differing in its shorter tarsus. 



454. Kelaartia penicillata, Blyth. 



Jerdon, Suppl. Cat. 70 bis. 



The Yellow-eared Bulbdl. 



Descr. — Head above brown ; the feathers scale-like ; a white spot 

 at the base of the upper mandible, not extending over the eyes ; 

 lores, under the eye, and the ear-coverts dusky blackish, paling 

 posteriorly ; behind the eye a tuft of lengthened, lanceolate, 

 bright yellow feathers ; upper plumage olive-green, with the inner 

 webs of the quills and tail feathers dusky brown ; beneath, the chin 

 white, the rest of the lower parts olivaceous yellow, clearer on the 

 abdomen and under tail-coverts, and olivaceous on the sides of the 

 breast and flanks. 



Length 7 inches ; wing 3£ ; tail 3 ; bill at front y 9 ^ ; tarsus f. 



I believe that this Ceylon bird is identical with one procured 

 by me from the Mysore country, below the Neilgherries, which 

 was accidentally destroyed before I had taken a description ; but 



