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The nest is of dry grass, domed and placed in dry grass on 

 a steep hill side and the eggs are a uniform pale terracotta. 



451. Blanford's Bush- Warbler — Horornis pallidipes. 



The F. B. I. says of the distribution of this bird that it is 

 found from Sikhim eastwards. 



It also occurs in the Dehra Dun in the summer and breeds in 

 the rains in the dense long grass and scrub jungle bordering the 

 Sal forests. 



It will doubtless be found in the intervening country also 

 between Sikhim and Dehra Dun. 



The eggs of this species found by me in the Andamans and 

 also in Maymyo were a beautiful deep mahogany red. 



458. The Brown Hill- Warbler — Suya crinigera. 



The F. B. I. says the nest of this bird is a " deep cup." 

 All the nests I have seen have been deep and beautifully 

 domed. 



485. The Brown-backed Pied-Shrike — Hemipus capilalis. 



The F. B. I. gives the distribution of this bird westwards to 

 Garhwal. 



I have observed it occasionally also in Dehra Dun, where, 

 however, it is not common. 



i)12. The Ashy Swallow Shrike — Artamus fuscus. 



The F. B. I. gives distribution west to Naini Tal. 

 This bird also extends to the Dehra Dun, where, however, it 

 is rare. 



567. The Slaty-blue Flycatcher — Cyornis kucomelanurus. 



The F. B. I. says this species is found up to 7,000 or 8,000 feet. 



As a matter of fact it is migratory, being found in the plains 

 near the foot of the Himalayas in the winter months, and in 

 the Himalayas at from 9,000 to 11,000 feet where it breeds in 

 the summer. 



-575. The Blue-throated Flycatcher — Cyornis rubeculoides. 



The F. B. I. says of this bird that it occurs throughout the 

 whole extent of the Himalayas up to 6,000 or 7,000 feet. 



I have not observed it in the Himalayas as except rarely in 

 the low valleys, but it is exceedingly common in the foot hills 

 and sub-montane Sal forests, where it breeds. 



598. The Indian Paradise ¥lyca.tchev—Terpsiphone paradisL 



The F. B. I. says of this bird : "It appears to be everywhere a 

 permanent resident except in the Himalayas." 



This remark is incorrect so far as the Dehra Dun and sub- 

 montane tract of the United Provinces is concerned. Here this 

 species is very decidedly migratory, appearing in April and 

 disappearing in October. 



