58 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 
reversed, and while Otocompsa was everywhere in evidence 
we only came across two or three specimens of the Yellow- 
vented Bulbul. 
181. PyCNONOTUS FINLAYSONI. 
Pycnonotus finlaysoni Strickl.; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 144 ; 
Robinson, p. 195. 
Rather rare in the south, but very common in Trang and 
Pulau Terutau and Langkawi. 
182. Pycnonotus plumosus. 
Pycnonotus plumosus Blyth; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 152. 
183. Pycnonotus simplex. 
Pycnonotus simplex Less.; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 153 ; 
Robinson, p. 196. 
184. Pycnonotus salvadorii. 
Pycnonotus pusillus, Salvad.; Sharpe, tom. cit.p. 155. 
All three of these Bush-Bulbuls are represented in the 
collections. They are very generally distributed throughout 
the Peninsula, the first-mentioned being the rarest of the 
three. 
185. Otocompsa emeria. 
Otocompsa jocosa (Linn.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 157. 
This attractive Bulbul was exceedingly common at Trang, 
and, as I have noted above, appears to take the place of 
Pycnonotus analis of the southern States. 
The bird is exceedingly proud of its crest, and takes 
every opportunity of displaying it, selecting a bare twig at 
the top or on the side of a tree and erecting its crest verti¬ 
cally over its head in the manner of a Lapwing. This 
species is much admired by the natives, and is not a un¬ 
common cage-bird among the Chinese of Penang. Indeed 
at a recent “ Agri-Horticultural 99 show a specimen of it 
received the first prize as the rarest and finest cage-bird in 
the show. The judges evidently were not ornithologists and 
were apparently ignorant of the fact that the bird was on 
free view daily in their own gardens ! ! 
