. Birds. Birds. HTPSIPETES. 261 hind the ear-coverts, black; a spot over the lores grey ; ear-coverts, chin, throat, breast, and flanks grey; abdomen and vent whitish,. Fig. 83.—Head of H. psaroides. the feathers being grey with white margins; under tail-coverts grey, with broad white margins ; upper plumage and wing-coverts dark grey; wings and tail dark brown, the greater part of the ex- terior edges grey. Bill and feet bright coral-red; iris dark brown; claws homy- brown {Scully). Length about 10; tail 4-6 ; wing 5; tarsus "75; bill from gape 1"2. Distribution. The Himalayas from
. Birds. Birds. HTPSIPETES. 261 hind the ear-coverts, black; a spot over the lores grey ; ear-coverts, chin, throat, breast, and flanks grey; abdomen and vent whitish,. Fig. 83.—Head of H. psaroides. the feathers being grey with white margins; under tail-coverts grey, with broad white margins ; upper plumage and wing-coverts dark grey; wings and tail dark brown, the greater part of the ex- terior edges grey. Bill and feet bright coral-red; iris dark brown; claws homy- brown {Scully). Length about 10; tail 4-6 ; wing 5; tarsus "75; bill from gape 1"2. Distribution. The Himalayas from Murree to the head of the Assam valley; the Khasi hills; Sylhet; Cachar; Manipur; Arrakan. This species is found at all elevations up to 9000 feet. Habits, Sfc. Breeds from 2000 to 7000 feet, from April to June, constructing its nest, which is made of grass and leaves bound together exteriorly by a good deal of cobweb, in the fork of a branch at a moderate height from the ground. The eggs, usually four in number, are white or pinkish, marked with various shades of red and purple, and measure 1-03 by '75. This bird is social, fearless, very noisy, and chiefly found near the tops of high trees. It feeds on fruit and the nectar contained in the larger flowers of such trees as the Ehododendron. 270. Hypsipetes concolor. The Bv/rmese Black Bulbul. Hypsipetes concolor, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xviii, p. 816 (1849) ; id. Cat. p. 207; Blyth §• Wald. Birds Burm. p. 132; Hume ^ Lav. 8. F. vi, p. 295; Hume, Cat. no. 446 bis; Bingliam, 8. F. ix, p. 181; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vi, p. 38; Oates, B. B. i, p. 174; 8alvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Oen. (2) v, p. 695. Hypsipetes yunnanensis, Anders. P. Z. 8. 1871, p. 213; id. Yunnan Fxped., Aves, p. 656jpl. 60. Hypsipetes suhniger, H^me, 8. F. v, p. 109 (1877). Coloration. Eesembles H. psaroides. The chin, lores, crown, hind neck, back, and lesser wing-coverts deep black, the edges of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images tha
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