Bulbul

Bulbul, a Turkish name (used also in Persian) for the nightingale, which has found its way into English poetry through Moore's and Byron's patronage. But the same name is given in India to a very different bird, Pycnonotus haemorrhous, usually ranked among the babbling thrushes (Timeliæ). It is a little bird of brilliant plumage, and the male has a crest or tuft on its head. It is remarkable for its pugnacity; the Sinhalese consider it the most game of all birds. Its powers of song have also earned for it the name of 'Ceylon nightingale.' The name bulbul is also applied to related forms like the Bristle-necked Bulbuls (Criniger) in Western Africa, India, &c., and the Red-whiskered Bulbul (Otocampa jocosa) of India and Burma.