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Mr. Blythes Commentary 
Expedition; but I cannot understand its being termed “ a bird of 
solitary habits ”! This is Mr. Heine’s observation, as quoted*; 
but he also states that Lorius domicella had been “ frequently 
observed in the woods of the island of Singapore ” ! Of the 
great number of Lories brought to Singapore, probably now 
and then one manages to escape, and may be seen flying about 
loose, as Melopsittacus undulatus is occasionally now seen in 
England. 
288 and 289. Tchitrea paradtsi and T. affinis. 
In these birds the crest never appears as represented in Mr. 
Gould’s figures (B. As. pt. iv.), but rises abruptly and straight 
up from the vertex, as in Otocompsa emeria (no. 460) and 
Rubigula flaviventris (no. 456); hence the names Shah Bulbul, 
Sultana Bulbul, and Hosseini Bulbul, applied by the natives, 
who associate the Tchitrece with the common Crimson-eared 
Bulbul more especially. The nest is like that of a Bulbul, and 
the eggs (as figured in one of Mr. Hodgson’s drawings) are reddish- 
white, with some crimson spots at the larger end. 
290. Myiagra aztjrea. 
I have known a bird of this species take up its abode for 
many days together in a spacious verandah attached to a dwell¬ 
ing-house, preying on the house-flies and mosquitos. Occasion¬ 
ally I have met with it very numerously in Lower Bengal. The 
cobalt-blue bill and erect occipital rudimentary crest, however 
short, indicate its near affinity to the Tchitrea, which is very 
obvious in living or freshly killed specimens. 
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291. Leucocerca fuscoventris (Lesson); “ Muscicapa 
albogularis et Platyrhynchus albicollis, Vieillot,” Pucheran, 
Arch, du Mus. vii. p. 372. 
The nest and eggs are figured in Sir W. Jardine’s f Contribu¬ 
tions to Ornithology’ (pi. 92). 
292. Leucocerca aureola (Vieillot) ; cc Rhipidur a aureola, 
Vieillot,” Pucheran [op. cit. p. 373) ; R. albofrontata , Franklin. 
I much suspect that my L. compressirostris, from Ceylon, was 
founded on a mere individual variety. 
* Mr. Swinhoe doubts its being found about Macao (Ibis, 1862, p. 306). 
