9. Molpastes hæmorrhous. The Madras red-vented bulbul. The higher one ascends, the rarer this bird becomes.
10. Hypsipetes ganeesa. The southern black bulbul.
11. Myiophoneus horsfieldi. The Malabar whistling-thrush or idle schoolboy. This fine but shy bird is found on the streams up to 6000 feet. It is a bird as large as a crow, with glossy black plumage, in which are patches of bright cobalt blue.
It is better known to the ear than to the eye. It emits a number of cheerful whistling notes.
THE SITTIDÆ OR NUTHATCH FAMILY
12. Sitta frontalis. The velvet-fronted blue nuthatch. This bird is found in every part of the Palnis where there are trees.
THE DICRURIDÆ OR DRONGO FAMILY
13. Chaptia ænea. The bronzed drongo. This species is not often seen at altitudes of more than 5000 feet above sea-level.
It is like the common king-crow in appearance, but the plumage is glossed with a bronze sheen, and the tail is less markedly forked.
THE SYLVIIDÆ OR WARBLER FAMILY