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Anthus maculatus. The Indian Tree-Pipit.— -This pipit was quite common 

 at a lower level than rosaceus ; they chiefly affected the " kharaks " or grazing 

 grounds in the forest and evidently breed rather earlier than Hodgson's pipit, 

 as out of six nests found with three eggs in each I could only save two clutches, 

 the others being too hard-set. These eggs get very dark-coloured, almost black, 

 when much incubated. 



Siphia STEOPHIATA. The Orange-rjorgeted Flycatcher.— Only two pairs, of this 

 bird were seen and one nest found (I was attracted to it by the male singing 

 rather prettily on a tree close by) which was placed in the exposed roots of a 

 tree, just low enough down to look into from the ground, and made of moss 

 lined very thickly with wool and hair and a few koklas feathers under the eggs. 

 The female was exceedingly tame and let me almost stroke her while sitting on 

 the nest, then merely flying to a branch a few feet off. There were only two 

 eggs, and though I gave her three days, no more were laid ; they measured 

 •75 by '5 and were pure white, which surprised me very much, as Siphia parva 

 lays a greenish egg marked with brown. 



MicnociCULA scouleki. The Little Forhtail. — One nest was found under a 

 small bridge containing two very hard-set eggs .that were with difficulty made 

 into specimens. The nest was like that of Henicurus muculalvs (The Western 

 Spotted Forktail), but smaller, and was lined with only partially skeletonised 

 leaves, whereas maculatus is very particular in using only perfectly skeletonised 

 leaves in all the many nests I have seen. The eggs measured - 81 by '59 and 

 were white, sparingly speckled with reddish brown, chiefly at the larger 

 end. They are not like any forktails I have seen, but probably had lost 

 colour during incubation. The nest was about two feet above running water 

 and in a very damp situation. 



Ianthia rufilata. The Red-flanked Bush- Robin. — One nest was found 

 placed under a fallen tree and made of moss and leaves with a fine grass lining. 

 It contained four fresh eggs, white without any tinge of colour and with very 

 faint rusty red markings ; in one egg the markings are barely perceptible. This 

 was the only time this species was observed. 



Acanthopneuste viridanus. The Greenish Willow-Warbler.— One nest was 

 found at about 11,000 feet ; it was a little round ball of a nest placed in a 

 grassy bank and made of moss and leaves and fine grass with an inner lining 

 entirely composed of musk-deer hair, no other wool or hair being used. It 

 contained three fresh eggs and one cuckoo's egg (probably Cuculus canorus, 

 though unusually small) measuring *56 by *4, white, speckled with dark brown 

 and pale purple, chiefly at the larger end. The cuckoo's egg measured 

 •81 by -53 and was white, very sparingly speckled.with light brown and pale 

 purple. 



Acanthopneuste magnirostris. The Large-billed Willow Warbler.— This 

 bird which I shot off its nest, I was unable to identify, but the Bombay Natural 

 History Society has been kind enough to do so for me. The nest was entirely 

 of moss with a very slight lining of hair and domed, although placed well inside 



