. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . from the Eastern range of Ghauts dividingCuddapah from the Nellore district, by some excellent hill Shikarees to whom I am indebtedfor more than one novelty. They describe it as frequenting the densest woods in elevatedvalleys, and assert that it lives chiefly on fruit of various kinds. The name they apply toit is Konda poda pigli, or hill bush bulbul, the name poda; pigli being always applied to Pyc~nonotiis Jlavirictus (my Tricophorus virescen
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . from the Eastern range of Ghauts dividingCuddapah from the Nellore district, by some excellent hill Shikarees to whom I am indebtedfor more than one novelty. They describe it as frequenting the densest woods in elevatedvalleys, and assert that it lives chiefly on fruit of various kinds. The name they apply toit is Konda poda pigli, or hill bush bulbul, the name poda; pigli being always applied to Pyc~nonotiis Jlavirictus (my Tricophorus virescens). I have not seen specimens from any other part of the country. Description—crown of head yellowish green ; throat and fore-neck pale yellow;upper plumage ashy, tinged with green, especially on wings and tail: beneath pale ashy,undei tail coverts and lower tibial plumes, yellow; tail feathers, except the centre ones,tipped with whitish, the external most broadly so—Bill black ; legs and feet dark plumbe-ous ,• irides said to be red. Length nearly 8 inches^—wing 3^—^Tail 3^^—Tarsus JL^h—Bill at front ^—atgape tS,». Plate XXXVl. -Jf^ ?*d hj i;(^7f» brotiicrS. rtTT^riP ORD. jR^SOMES. FAM. TETBAONIBm. GEN. PTEROCLES. PLATE QUADRICINCTUS. PAINTED ROCK-GROUSE. FEMALE. A riGCRE of the male bird, with a full account of its habits, having already-appeared at Plate X. of the present work, I can only add here, that it is said tobe identical with the bird from Western Africa. I have had this bird in confinementfor a few days, and its call when alarmed was very grouse-like. Description.—Plumage generally ochreons yellow, (the feathers when freshmoulted having a strong tinge of pink) spotted and barred with dark brown; beneathpale ashey, finely barred with broAvn; quills as in the male bird.
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