THE YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL 
Pycnonatus gosavier aim lis (Horsf,) 
Malay nam e : — M ^ r£bah , 
Description : — The uppt'r parts are brown darker on the 
head and the feathers, particularly of the wnig, with shghtly 
paler (or olive brown) edges. There Is a conspicuous white 
stripe over the eye atid the chin and throat are also white. The 
breast and abdomen are dirty white strongly washed with 
brown and faintly streaked with the same colour. Under-tail 
coverts yellow. 
The iris is brown, the beak and feet black. 
Length 8 inches, wing inches. 
The sexes are alike in plimiage but young birds are more 
dingy in colour. 
Distribution: — Pycnonotus goiavicr is found in the Philip- 
pine Islands but its Malayan representative, our own familiar 
ye How- vented bulbul, is found throughout the Malaysian 
islands and is a common bird in the Malay Peninsula and even 
further north in Tcnasserim, etc. 
Status in Singapore: — One of the commonest and most 
noticeable birds on the island and found almost everywhere 
except in places like Raffles Square or Battery Road but even 
there one has only to walk to the nearest green patch (the 
Cricket Club ground) to see it. 
It nests freely in many parts of the island and particularly 
in the town gardens. 
Field Notes In the field this ver^' common bird, at the 
short distance at which it can usually be observed, appears to 
be pale brown in colour, rather darker on the back, with a 
white head and a pale yellow patch under the tail. When it 
nods its head a brown or blackish patch can be seen on the 
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