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360 The wing is more pointed and longer than in the typical Timaliidæ and the bill varies from the short Finch-like bill of Spizixus to the long, slender bill of Microscelis.

Many Bulbuls are amongst the most common and familiar birds in the gardens and towns of India, whilst others are purely forest birds.

It would be difficult to improve on Oates's key to the genera of Bulbuls, which is given below, practically unaltered.