THE LAKGE OLIVE BULBUL 
Pycnonotus f>lumosus plnnto^us {Blytii) 
Description :—Thh is a very soberly-clad bird with 
scarcely any distinguishing feature. It is about the sbe of 
the last-named and more familiar birdj F. amiis. In the field 
it just appears to be of a darkish brown colour. In the hand 
it will be seen that the top of tlic head is brownish grey, the 
upper parts olive brown, the wings and tail strongly washed 
with dull green. The entire undeqiarts are pale brown except 
the under-tail coverts which are yellowish brown. 
The sexes are alike. The i rides are reddish brown, the 
hill black and the feet brown. 
Length nearly S mches; wing or 3§ inches. 
Distribution : — ^This bird is found in the Malay Peninsula, 
where it is a common bird, and through the Malaysian Islands. 
Status in Singapore : — ^This is a common bulbul and indeed 
in the mangrove areas and such spots as the Bukit Timali 
jungle it outnumbers the yellow- vented bulbul. It rarely 
comes into the town gardens but prefers the coast districts l 
we have seen it at odd times in the Botanic Gardens although 
even here it keeps to the shady %vooded comers, not appearing* 
in domestic fashion on the lawns and roads as does the ubiqui- 
tous P, am lis. 
It breeds on the island. 
Habits: — The nest is placed in bushes only a few feet 
above the ground. Nests ha%^e been found in the Botanic 
Gardens, (Ridky mentions one close to the ground in some 
ferns) but this is perhaps rather unusual and the species is 
rather more a bird of the forests. 
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