October 13, '07

I just dug out an old bird book titled: "A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent", 1983, and found what looks to be the mystery bird in question. It is a Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis). Found in tall, moist-deciduous forests. Himalayas; NE Hill Staes; Bangladesh; W Ghats complex south of Bombay; Sri Lanka.

I seem to recall that someone already IDed it as a Black-headed Bulbul. I don't know what the latest classification might be.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist at yahoo.com>
> hello everyone,
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> today is the 100th issue of Birds in the News for you
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> of a mystery bird for you to identify. Several
> ornithologists have already looked at it and no one
> has yet come to a consensus as to the birds'
> indentity. Besides their mystery, it's actually a
> rather cute picture;
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> http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/10/birds_in_the_news_100_v3n27.php
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