trees oh the scrub beneath, about which it may be seen 

 silently hopping, sometimes alone, at other times in company 

 With Pomatorhinus melanurus in search of insects. It is fond 

 of frequenting the neighbourhood of jungle paths, near which 

 I found, in -June and July last, several of the curious nests, 

 or dwellings of dead leaves, which it is inihe habit of build- 

 ing, for what purpose I do not know, as Layard says " the 

 nest is composed of glasses woven together in a dome with 

 the entrance near the top." I was fortunate enough on one 

 occasion to see one of -these structures in course of construction: 

 my attention was drawn to a pair of these little birds flying 

 backwards and forwards, with dead leaves in their bills, from 

 the ground to a mass of branches close at hand. On approach- 

 ing somewhat nearer, I perceived that they were engaged in 

 building a ball of leaves, in and out of which, they were hop- 

 ping as fast as they could pick up the material from the ground 

 beneath. On examining the nest I found that it consisted of 

 nothing but dead leaves neatly fitted one over the other, 

 forming a rounded interior. I visited the spot, a fortnight 

 later, and found the nest in the same state that I had left it 

 in. Several otliers that I found afterwards were also destitute 

 of eggs. 



Criniger Icterus ( Strickland). The yellow-browed BulbuL 



This bulbul is evidently a bird of wide distribution, being 

 abundant in " the mountain zone," (Layard), and also very 

 plentiful in the wild jungle in the interior of this Province 

 towards Bdpe. As far as I have observed, it is strictly a 

 jungle bird, moving about in small parties from tree to tree, 

 and searching actively among the smaller branches for insects* 

 It has a mellow pleasant note. It moults in this district in 

 June. Dr. Kelaart wrote correctly of this bird, that it was a 

 common species in the low country, although Layard * thought 



* Anual Nat: History Vol. xin. Sec. Series, Page 124 



