MISCELLANEOUS NOTES located by observing the parent birds, which April 2, 1998 K.V. SRINIVAS werevery vocal. After collection, theeggs were Department ofBiosciences (Zoology), covered with cowdung, roasted in a fire made Sri Sathya Sai Institute ofHigher Learning, ofdrytwigs andeatenbythe cowherds. Though (Deemed University), Whitefield Campus, otherpredatorslikedogs, mongoose, snakesand Kadugodi, P.O. Bangalore 560 067 foxes were sighted in the nesting area, the Karnataka, India. cowherds alone caused a loss of 61% and 8% SUBRAMANYA S. eggs ofredwattledandyellow-wattledlapwings HPHTScheme, J Block, GKVK, respectively, inthe 19 and 10nestsobserved for University ofAgricultural Sciences . each species. Bangalore, Karnataka, India. A NOTE ON THE FEEDING OF LESSER COUCAL CENTROPUS TOULOU) 1 1. ( In 1994, 1haddiscovereda smallbreeding Edn. OxfordUniversityPress,Bombay),thelesser colony oflesseradjutantstorkinKahalavillage, coucal feeds almost entirely on grasshoppers, so about 48 km from Malda, West Bengal. On fish is a new dietary item forthis species. March 16, 1997, I was watching a parent bird feedingaratherlargeyoungonebyregurgitation. Acknowledgements I saw that some food had slipped to the ground from the nest. About 10 minutes later, when I I amgratefulto the anonymous referee for reachedthenesttoidentifythatfooditem, Ifound commenting on anearlierdraftand to my friend that a lessercoucal Centropus toulou (identified Subhasish Sengupta for typing this article. by its small size and white tipped tail feathers) was feeding onthe same item. Infive minutes, it April 3, 1998 SAMIRAN JHA devoured about l/6lh to l/8lh of the morsel. Green Peoples India Suddenly a village dog approached and the bird Pranta Pally, flewaway. P.O. & Dist. Malda, On a closer look, the food itemwas found Pin 732 101, tobeafish(Mastacembelusarmatus).According WestBengal, to the handbook (Ali andRipley 1987, Compact India. OCCURRENCE OF THE YELLOWBROWED BULBUL HYPSIPETESINDICUS 12. (JERDON) IN THE NALAMALLA HILLS, ANDHRA PRADESH The yellowbrowed bulbul Hypsipetes distribution to Western Ghats and has been indicus(Jerdon)isacommonresidentofWestern occasionallyreportedfromsouthernEasternGhats. Ghats affecting evergreen biotopes above 900 m Wereportitsoccurrencefromthe NalamallaHills (Ali and Ripley, 983)andhasbeen recordedfrom further north from the hitherto reported range in 1 theEasternGhatsfirstbyTaheretal. in 1990from Eastern Ghats. WhilebirdingatUmamahesharam TirumalaHills(TaherandPittie, 1994).Santharam near Mannanur in Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (1992)reporteditfrom Mamandur(Chittoordist.) Wildlife Sanctuary (or Rajiv Tiger Reserve), andKarthikeyan(1996, 1997)atKolli Hills(Tamil Mahboobnagardist. during April 1997, we came Nadu). These records indicate that the across a pair of yellowbrowed bulbul busily yellowbrowed bulbul is moreor lessrestricted in feeding. The species was easily identified, based 144 JOURNAL, BOMBAYNATURAL HISTORYSOCIETY. 97(1) APR. 2000