in captivity in lower bengal. 195 



Length of life in captivity. 



Although there is no record of the actual period during which they 

 have lived in the garden, these birds generally thrive well in captivity in 

 Lower Bengal. 



Treatment in health. 



Housing.— T)q well in an aviary ; but it is doubtful whether 

 they can be treated as cage-birds. 



Food. — The same as for the Bengal red- vented bulbul (No. 29). 



Observations on the habits of the "White-eared Bulbul. 



They are more shy than the Bengal bulbul : in other respects, 

 however, they have the same habits. 



(32) THE BENGAL RED-WHISKERED BULBUL. 



(OTOCOMPSA EMERIA-(Z^».) ) 



Bengali — Jhunti Bulbul ; Sipahi Bulbul. 



Very well known in Bengal, so that no description is necessary. 



Hab. — Found all over Lower Bengal, as far west as Chota Nag- 

 pore, Orissa and the Northern Oircars, and distributed over the lower 

 ranges of the Himalayas, the hills of Assam, extending to Tenasserim 

 and Burmah. Specimens have been received from Lucknow and adjacent 

 places. Large numbers are sometimes brought to Calcutta from the 

 Andamans and Nicobars, to which places they have been introduced. 



Length of life in captivity. 



These birds live as happily in captivity as the Bengal red- vented 

 bulbul. 



Treatment in health. 



In respect to housing and feeding, these may be treated like the 

 Bengal red-vented bulbul. They rarely breed within the garden. 



Observations on the habits of a Eed-whiskebed Bulbul. 



It is extremely active and very bold, and if properly treated 

 becomes as tame as the Bengal red- vented bulbul. It has a pleasant 

 chirruping note, which it generally utters while on the move. 



(33) THE BLACK-CRESTED YELLOW BULBUL. 



(OTOCOMPSA FLAVIVENTEIS— (Tick.) ) 



Hindi — Zurd-bulbul or Pahariya Zurd-bulbul. 



Description. — General plumage olive-yellow ; head, chin and throat 

 black. The amount and extent of black vary somewhat in different 



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