90 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



Other species of Brachypodius arc found in the Malay countries 

 and Burmah, viz., B, melanoccphulws, Gmelin, from Burmah, 

 and anotlier allied species from Malacca, probably Ixos metallicus 

 of Eyton (which two have much the coloration of the Orioles); 

 Ixos squamatus Temm., and I. chalcocephalus, Temm., from Java and 

 Malacca; B. cinereoventris, Blyth, from the Tipperah hills; Ixidia 

 cyaniventer, Blyth, from Malacca, and I. poliopsis, of Bonaparte's 

 Conspectus. Near here branches off Microtarsas, with black plu- 

 mage, a long and slender bill, and well rounded tail, comprising 

 two species from Malacca. 



We have next two forms, the most common of all the Bulbuls, 

 and also w r ith extensive distribution, one or more being found 

 in every part of India Proper, Assam, and Burmah. Both forms 

 have the under tail-coverts bright red in most, yellow in a few, 

 and one group has in addition a crimson check stripe. 



The first group has been named Otocompsa by Cabanis. It was 

 founded apparently on P. jocosus, and includes the two yellow- 

 vented crested Bulbuls, whose markings are similar to the first 

 named species. 



Gen. OxocOMrsA, Cabanis. 



Char. — Bill short or moderate, slightly curved; rictus bristled; 

 the head black, with an erectile pointed crest ; the upper plumage 

 brown and the under tail-coverts yellow or red. 



1st. with the lower tail-coverts yellow. 



458. Otocompsa leucogenys, Gray. 



Brachypus, apud Gray, Hardw. 111. Ind. Zool. 2, pi. 35, 

 f. 3— Blyth, Cat. 12G6— Hoksf., Cat. 3G0— Ix. plumigcrus, 

 Lafresn. — Manglio-kur or Mancliph-kur, Lepch. — Kanydhara, 

 Beng. 



The White-cheeked Crested-Bulbul. 



Descr. — Top of head and nape hair brown, the feathers lon^ 



and forming an erectile occipital crest ; a faint white supercilium, 



only reaching the middle of the eye ; lores, and round the eyes, 



black ; ear-coverts white ; plumage above pale earthy-brown, the 



