. Birds .. . longer than is usual in theBulbuls, but it does not exceed in length the middle toe and claw. (443) Eelaartia penicillata. TkE YELLOW-EAnED BuLBUL. Pycnonotus penicillntui Blyth, J. A. S. B., xx, p. 178 (IH-Ol) (Geylnn).Kelaartia penicillata lilanf. & Oates, i, p. 297. Vernacular names. None recorded. KBriAAIlTIA. 427 Description. Iorehead and crown dark brown or blackisti, eachfeather very narrowly edged with asliy ; a narrow white line fromthe nostril to the upper part of the eye and a broad yellow Btreakfrom that point to the nape; chin and upper ])art of cheeks while;lores, ea
. Birds .. . longer than is usual in theBulbuls, but it does not exceed in length the middle toe and claw. (443) Eelaartia penicillata. TkE YELLOW-EAnED BuLBUL. Pycnonotus penicillntui Blyth, J. A. S. B., xx, p. 178 (IH-Ol) (Geylnn).Kelaartia penicillata lilanf. & Oates, i, p. 297. Vernacular names. None recorded. KBriAAIlTIA. 427 Description. Iorehead and crown dark brown or blackisti, eachfeather very narrowly edged with asliy ; a narrow white line fromthe nostril to the upper part of the eye and a broad yellow Btreakfrom that point to the nape; chin and upper ])art of cheeks while;lores, ear-Loverts and lower piirt of cheeks black, the ear-covertswith a streak of yellow down the middle; a large slaty-blue spoton the neck next the ear-coverts; upper plumage olive-green ;wings and tnil dark brown, the outer webs of the feathers washedwith olive-green ; the whole lower phnnage, except the chin, deepyellow, washed with olive on the breast and flanks; under wing-coverts and edge of wing Fig. 82.—Head of K. penkillatn. Colours of soft parts. Iris briglit red, reddish brown or carmine;bill black; legs and feet dark plumbeous or dark bluish plumbeous. Measurements. Length about 190 wing 80 to 85 mm.;tail about the same; tarsus about 20 mm.; culmen about 15 mm. Distribution. Ceylon only. Nidifipation. This bird breeds in March and April, perhapsalso in other months, between the foot-hills and about 4,000 makes a cup-shaped nest, rather shallow and flimsy, of deadleaves, twigs and grass, which it suspends between a vertical forkof an outer branch of some small sapling or high bush in the eggs, which are always two in number, are like richly-colouredeggs of lole icterica, that is to say the ground-colour is pale pinkand they are profusely covered all over with tiny longitudinalspecks of pale pinkish red with a few underlying ones of palelavender. Six eggs measure 22-3 x 16-8; 21-8 x 17-0; 24-2 x16-7; 2;}-0x]6-3; 240x161; 23-2 x 16-0 mm. Ha
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