Ill 
Birds of Kohat and Kurram. 
heavy snow-storms ; a large number arrived early in April, 
though whether only on migration or not I cannot say, 
as I left shortly afterwards. Not observed in the Kurram 
Valley. 
r 269.1 Hypsipetes psaroides. The Himalayan Black 
Bulbul. 
Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 47 (common in summer) ; 
Rattray, t. c. p.424 (common round Murree); Ward, op. cit. 
xvii. p. Ill (common in Kashmir). 
583. ? ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 15th February. 
630. S a d. „ „ 1st March. 
In 1907 several parties of this species visited the district 
early in February, staying till the end of March. They 
were always to be found about the same spot, never wander¬ 
ing far away. Berries of the Bakain tree seemed to form 
their staple food. 
[283.] Molpastes intermedius. The Punjab Red-vented 
Bulbul. 
Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. Ill (found in Pooneh and 
Jammu). 
634. ? ad. Kohat, 1700 ft., 1st March. 
733. S ad. ,, „ 23rd March. 
786. S ad. „ „ 4th April. 
A resident and not uncommon in the gardens and orchards 
around Kohat, though seldom seen elsewhere in the District. 
This species, as Major Magrath has pointed out, probably 
interbreeds with M. leucogenys, as they are so often seen 
together, and birds intermediate in colouring are so common 
(vide next note). Mr. Donald, the Political Officer, states 
that on two separate occasions he has met with the present 
species in Kohat paired with a yellow-vented Bulbul and at 
the same nest. Further, that it is well known amongst local 
gardeners that the red- and yellow-vented Bulbuls do inter¬ 
breed, their progeny being known as fff Neemchi/-’ i. e. half- 
breeds. M. intermedius is the common resident Bulbul of 
the Peshawur district north of Kohat. 
