. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . in the Paris Museum, though Swainson*says he had never heard of a specimen dead or alive in England. Since my Catalogue was published I have obtained two specimens, one from theNellore district, and the other (in imperfect plumage) in the Madras Market. It musthowever be considered a very rare kind, even in the North of India, as Mr. Blyth hasbut seldom procured it. Latham says that it is common in Oude, and lives generally inpairs, is often kep
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . in the Paris Museum, though Swainson*says he had never heard of a specimen dead or alive in England. Since my Catalogue was published I have obtained two specimens, one from theNellore district, and the other (in imperfect plumage) in the Madras Market. It musthowever be considered a very rare kind, even in the North of India, as Mr. Blyth hasbut seldom procured it. Latham says that it is common in Oude, and lives generally inpairs, is often kept tame, and becomes tolerably familiar. I should be glad if anySportsmen would communicate to me instances of its occurrence here. I add a description—head, cheeks, sides, and hind neck, pale pink or rose colour;the rest of the plumage of a g-lossy reddish brown, somewhat paler beneath; speculumand inner webs of quills pale reddish fawn; edge of the wing white ; some of the tertiarieslengthened and glossy green—bill red—legs leaden. Length about 24 inches—Wing lOi—Tail 4—Tarsus 1^^—Bill at gape 2i. * Animals in Menageries, p. INSESSORES. FAM. BRACHYPODINM. GEN. PYCNONOTUS. PLATE XXXV. PYCNONOTUS XANTHOLJEMUSl YELL 0 TV THR OATED B ULB UL. In the- second Supplement to niy Catalogue of Indian Birds just published, Ihave described; this Bird, which was brought me 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 plu
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