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The quills are distinctly insinuated towards the tips, which are mostly 

 grey, the rest of the quills being black, but paling towards the margins 

 of the inner webs ; the secondaries are dull black, some of the last 

 ones ashy on the outer webs, especially towards the tips, only the 

 central margins of the outer webs being shining black ; the tertiaries 

 are rufous with pale quills, ashy on the outer, and blackish on the 

 inner margins. The black feathers of the head are somewhat paler 

 in front, and have the shafts white for the basal half. 



Karo about Kotegurh between 5 and 7,000 feet, chiefly frequenting 

 brushwood and low forests ; generally feeding on insects. 



117. CiiATARRiiiEA caudata, D u m. f (II. 67), is often seen in the 

 low hills to the north of Belaspoor, but does not go any considerable 

 distance in the interior. 



XIX. Fam. nilACIlIFODIBM. 



118. Hypsipetes psaroides, Fig., (II. 77). Only the greater 

 portion of the outer webs of the wing-feathers are ashy, the inner 

 webs are brownish black, like the tail, the outermost feathers of which 

 are externally and near the base also tinged with ashy. Common in 

 the forests between Kotegurh and Nachar, ascending elevations ud to 

 9,000 feet, though generally to be seen between 6,000 and 7,000 feet. 



Sibia is very closely allied to this genus, and the species very much 

 resemble each other in their habits ; it ought to be placed in this 

 family. 



119. Otocompsa leucooenys, Gray, (II. 90) is found all through 

 the lower forests of the Sutlej valley, and is occasionally seen as far east 

 as Chini ; but in the low hills it seems to be replaced by the next 

 species, the common Bengal bulbul, 



120. Pycnonotus pyg^us, lloclgs., (II. 93), which does not 

 penetrate to the interior of the hills, and is rare even in the neighbour- 

 hood of Kotegurh. 



Several other species of this family are also found near the plains, 

 but very few extend to the interior of the hills. I may mention 



121. Oriolus kundoo,* Sy kes, (II. 107) and 



^ 122. Oriolus melanocephalus, Lin., (II. 110); both are occa- 

 sionally seen between Kotegurh and Rampoor and in the Kulu valley, 

 _ * Ibis 1867, p. 10, Blyth says it only differs from O. galbula by its larger and 

 (Feb^LSfisf aped blll; and in havin S' some black feathers 'posterior to the eye, 



