Description. Differs from the last bird in being darker, especially in the grey of the breast and the yellow, which is confined to the lower breast in flavescens, extends well on to the upper breast and even to the throat. In tint also, perhaps in contrast with the darker grey, it is brighter and more vivid.
Colours of soft parts. The legs are more tinged with brown than in the last bird.
Measurements. Wing measurements 80 to 89 mm. (79 Kloss, Annam).
Distribution. Kachin Hills, Shan States, Karenni and S.E. Burma into the Malay States.
Nidification differs in no way from that of the last bird. In the Kachin Hills it breeds between 4,000 and 6,000 feet in forests, generally on the outskirts. Ten eggs measure about 23.1 × 16.0 mm. Hopwood and Grant took its eggs in March, April and May.
Habits. Those of the last bird.
Genus OTOCOMPSA Cabanis, 1851.
The Bulbuls of this genus are very close indeed to Molpastes but the feathers forming the crest spring from the centre of the crown, the feathers of the hind crown being short and of the usual character. In our Indian forms the crest is very long but in the Burmese forms less conspicuously so and in O. flaviventris johnstoni from East Siam it is quite short.
From the next genus, Pinarocichla, it is easily distinguished by its soft plumage on the lower back and rump.
Key to Species and Subspecies.
| A. |
Upper plumage brown, no gieen or yellow in plumage.
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| a. |
Upper plumnge a rich ruddy-brown
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O. emeria emeria, p. 394. |
| b. |
Upper plumage dull brown.
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| a'. |
Tail-featliers with no white tips
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O. e. fuscicaudata, p. 396. |
| b'. |
Tail-feathers with white tips
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O. e. peguensis, p. 396. |
| B. |
Plumage nearly all green and yellow except head.
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| c. |
Larger, wing average about 85 mm.
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O. flaviventris flaviventris, p. 397. |
| d. |
Smaller, wing average about 81 mm.
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O. fl. minor, p. 398. |
(410) Otocompsa emeria emeria.
The Bengal Red-whiskered Bulbul.
Lanius emeria Linn., S. N., i, p. 137 (1766) (Bengal).
Otocompsa emeria. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 276.
Vernacular names. Kamera Bulbul (Hind.); Kara Bulbul and Sipahi Bulbul (Beng.); Dao-bullip gajao-bi (Cachari); Inrui bullip-gahérba (Kacha Naga); Boh-ka-lone (Burmese). Ko-hai-hwan (Chinese).
