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find owing to the bird's shyness, and it deserts it very readily. I found 3 nests 

 in June of the usual Flycatcher type placed from 20 to 30 feet from the 

 ground, in every case the nest was against the main trunk and resting on a 

 small branch of the tree. The eggs (I secured but one clutch) are pale green, 

 very faintly spotted at the larger end with reddish brown, forming a well- 

 defined ring. 



No. 644. Ruticilla rufiventris. — The Indian Redstart was quite common 

 in the higher valleys above 10,000 feet, being most common over 12,000 feet. 

 I found only two nests, both in July, one of which was placed on the ground 

 between two stones near a stream ; the other, also near a stream, was built in 

 an indentation on the side of a large rock about 4 feet from the ground. The 

 nests were cup-shaped, made of grass, lined with fine moss, some horsehair 

 and a few feathers. The eggs, 3 in number, are buff in colour, speckled finely 

 with red ; the average size being '80'' X '57". 



I have read Captain Marshall's ' Notes on the Birds near Quetta 1 published 

 in the Journal of 18th October last, in which he states that the eggs of this 

 Eedstart are pale blue in colour. In both the cases quoted above, I 

 unfortunately failed to kill the bird off the nest, but I examined the bird 

 through a field glass for over half an hour, and the same morning killed a pair 

 of the same species which I was able to identify. 



No. 651. Calliope pectoralis. — The nests of this bird, which I found, were 

 at an elevation of about 11,000 feet. They were cup-shaped, made of grass, 

 and placed on sloping ground under a tuft of grass or small bush. The eggs, 

 3 or 4 in number, are pale greenish blue, faintly spotted with reddish brown 

 at the larger end. The bird breeds from the middle of June to the end 

 of July. 



No. 712. Accentor nepale?isis. — The Accentor was breeding early in July 

 at a height of 13,500 feet. I found 2 nests placed on the ground under 

 shelter of rocks ; they were cup-shaped, made of grass and moss, and lined 

 with fine grass. In one nest were 3 fresh eggs, in the other 2 nestlings and 

 one addled egg. I left the former to see if the bird would lay more, and on 

 the following morning, on returning to the nest, found that the eggs had been 

 broke;, and only one of them wa3 sufficiently whole to admit of being patched 

 up. The eggs are large for the size of the bird, the average of the two eggs 

 I secured being , 94 / ' x '69''. They are pinkish white in colour, and plentifully 

 speckled with red, chiefly at the larger end. 



No. 758. Propasser rhodochrous. — I found two nests of this bird in the first 

 week in August, at an elevation of about 10,500 feet. The nests were cup- 

 shaped, made of twigs and grass, and lined with horsehair : they were placed 

 3 or 4 feet from the ground in bushes ; the eggs, four and five in number 

 respectively, are a bright blue, with a few large black spots, chiefly at the 

 larger end. The average size of the 9 eggs is *72" x '53". 



No. 787. Frinrjillauda sordida. — Large flocks of these birds are often seen 

 in the Kashmir valleys during the spring migration, and it is one of the- 



