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Length of life in captivity. 



None of these birds have lived more than 12 or 13 months; they 

 appear to be more delicate than the gold-fronted species. 



Treatment in health. 

 Should be treated in every respect like the preceding species. 



(26) THE SILYEE-EAEED MESIA, OE SILYEE-EAEED 

 HILL TIT. 



(MESIA AEGENTALTEIS— Bodgs.) 



Description. — The length of this bird is about 7 inches ; the nostrils 

 are covered by a membrane ; the colour of the forehead bright yellow ; 

 crown, nape, lores, cheeks, black ; a broad black streak runs backward 

 from the base of the lower mandible to below the ear-coverts, which are 

 white ; upper back and sides of the neck yellow ; lower back and sides 

 ashy ; upper tail-coverts crimson ; chin and throat deep orange-yellow ; 

 lower plumage olive-yellow; under tail-coverts also crimson. In the 

 females the crimson of both the upper and under tail-coverts is replaced 

 by orange-buff ; in the young birds the crown is yellowish instead of 

 black. 



j£ab. — Almost the whole range of the Himalayas, at elevations vary- 

 ing from 3,000 to 7,000 feet; also found in the Khasia and Naga Hills, 

 Manipur, the Kakhyan Hills and in Tenasserim. 



Length of life in captivity. 



No record has been kept of the period during which any one of these 

 birds has lived in the garden : probably it is about the same as that of the 

 red-billed liothrix (No. 23) . 



With regard to housing, feeding, &c, it may be treated like the red- 

 billed liothrix. 



(27) THE SPOTTED-WING, OE THE SPOTTED-WING 

 STAEE. 



(PSAHOGLOSSA SPILOPTEKA— (Fig.) ) 



Description. — About 7 inches long ; a greyish-brown bird. 



Hab. — Is found in the Himalayas, as far east as the Assam Yalley. 



The specimens exhibited lived too short a time for observation. 



(28) THE HIMALAYAN BLACK BULBUL. 



(HYPSIPETES PSAROIDES— {Tig.) ) 



Description. — The total length of the bird is about 10 inches ; the 

 general colour of the plumage dark brown or grey ; bill and legs orange 



