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By Alexander Wetmore
The white-eared, or red-whiskered, bulbul
(Otocompsa jocosa) is found from India to
the Malay Peninsula. It is an example of a
common type of which several species and sub-species are found regularly in captivity (Color
Plate VIII).
A closely allied bird from India lacks the
white tips on the tail feathers. Another, from
the same country, is minus the red spot on the
cheeks, and there are still others in which the
red of the under tail coverts is replaced by
yellow. There are some with yellow breasts,
some with streaked throats, and so on. All
agree in slender form and in jaunty, erect crest.
The bulbul of the poets is found in this
family (the Pycnonotidae), a group of which
some kinds are good songsters, while others are
not so proficient. Bulbuls require soft food,
but with proper care are hardy in captivity.
Originally appeared in the December 1938 issue of the National Geographic Magazine
This Web version COPYRIGHT 2004
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