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that it agreed in almost all its actions with the Bulbuls when at 
liberty. 
Mr. E- J. Brook has some living specimens of this 
species ill till' ])resent time — it would 1x3 of mucli interest if 
he would ob.-erve the demeanour of this species carefully and 
record the same fully in Bird Notes. 
A].RTNo Hoopoe (Upiipa indica): In the same Journal 
Mr. A T. Biooke, R.H.A., observed near the Ambala Race 
Cours) an al1)inf Indian Hoopoe, in company with three other 
ordinary colour-ed Hoopoes. On the following day the albino 
was shot, and its skin is now in the Museum of the Bombay 
N.H.S. It is an exceptionally complete albino, with pink 
eyes and even its bill, tarsus, and feet are; devoid, of colour.- 
Probably a first record of albinism among this common 
species. ' 
HyuEin BuLBULR (Molpastes leucogenys x M. inter- 
mcdius): In the same Journal, Vol. XXI, part I., page 256-7 
appears the following interesting note which we quote in 
extenso : 
" On June 2nd I found abulbul's nest in a bush, and seeing the sitt- 
" ing bird had red undertail coverts, I put it down as M. iutermediuH. But 
" when she left the nest she was at once joined by a M. leucot/eii>/x. Next 
" I assured myself that this was the pair and secured both birds, to find 
" that tlie hen was not M. biter inediim. On comparison with other speci- 
"mens it is clear that the hen herself must be a hybrid —roughly described 
" it is of the size and appearance of Jeiicoijeinin. but the ear-coverts are light 
" brown, and the undertail coverts red tinged with yellow. The eggs, 3 in 
" number, were i)artly incubated and small, measuring 2.10 x 1.70, 2.25 x 1.75 
" 2.10 X 1.G5, cmm. respectively. The nest was made of coarse dry grass, 
" etc., and lined with finer grass, being rather more substantial than that 
" of leucogenys.—^. Whistler (Indian Police)." 
■' In Captain Whitehead's paper on the birds of Kobat, which were 
" reprinted from the Ibis in the Journal Vol. XX. p. 182, there are some 
" remarks on a series of hybrid bubuls, which are said to be crosses be- 
" tween M. l/ifermedius and .1/. leiicngenyfi. Mr Whistler's bird, which he 
" has kindly forwarded for examination seems to agree fairly closely with 
"689 ? of Captain Whitehead's series. From M. intermedivs this hybrid 
" differs in being rather lighter, the abdomen dirty white and the flanks 
" grey. The ear coverts are a pale washed out brown, and the under-tail 
" coverts are yellowish-orange shading into washed crimson at the tips, 
" B. KINNEAR, " 
