. Birds .. . es, fine twigs and stems of plants mixed with odd scrapsof moss, lichen and roots and lined either with fine roots or is placed low down in a bush or small tree, seldom more than5 or 6 feet above the ground and sometimes within a foot ofit. The site selected may be either in a garden or a compound orin light jungle and low scrub. The eggs are similar to those of the List species but, perhaps,average longer in shape and duller in tint and markincs. 100average 21-()x 16-1 mm. and the extremes in length and breadthare 24-6 X I(i-8, 240 x 18-0 and 19-0 x 15-2 mm. The full clu
. Birds .. . es, fine twigs and stems of plants mixed with odd scrapsof moss, lichen and roots and lined either with fine roots or is placed low down in a bush or small tree, seldom more than5 or 6 feet above the ground and sometimes within a foot ofit. The site selected may be either in a garden or a compound orin light jungle and low scrub. The eggs are similar to those of the List species but, perhaps,average longer in shape and duller in tint and markincs. 100average 21-()x 16-1 mm. and the extremes in length and breadthare 24-6 X I(i-8, 240 x 18-0 and 19-0 x 15-2 mm. The full clutchis either-three or four eggs, more often the former. Habits. Though found constantly wherever there are villagesand cultivation, this Bulbul is occasionally found haunting nullahsand ravines which are comparatively well-wooded. This isespecially the case round about Mussoorie. It is found at allheights from 2,500 up to 7,500 feet and even higher than thisnear Simla, where Mr. P. Dodsvvorth took many Fig. 78.—Head of M. I. leucotis. (406) Molpastes leucogenys leucotis. The White-eaeed Btubce. Lios leucotis Gould, P. Z. S., 183G, p. 6 (India orientali) (restricted to Punjab).Molpastes leucotis. Blanf. & Gates, i, p. 273. Vernacular names. Kanr/dhara (Beng.); Kushandra or Kun-slianhra (Punjab) ; Wiooroo (Sind). HOLPASTES. 391 This bird is a black-headed crestless form of tlie last bird ; thegeneral colour above is also decidedly paler. Colonrs of soft parts. Iris brown; bill and legs black. Measurements. Just about>tbe same size as the White-cheekedBulbul, the wing running from 86 to 93 mm.; the bill, however, ismuch smaller than in either the preceding or the following bird,measuring onlv about 12 to 13 mm. In shape it is rather stuutand blunt instead of slender as in leucor/enyg or very stout andheavy as in humii. Sistribution. Siud ; Cutch ; Gu/.erat; Eajputana; Punjab;the Provinces South to Etawa and Central India as farEiist as Jhansi, Saugor and Hoshanga
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