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much more like those of Copsyhus snulnris and its allies, with which they can easily 

 be mixed np. Indeed, in comparing ours with some of the latter, I, by mistake, put 

 one of the Gopsychus in the box with those of Chimarrliontis and in its jilace one of 

 the latter, an error which I only discovered when measuring the Chimarrhornis 

 clutch. Indeed, I believe that Chini'irrhnrnis is most closely allied to the genera 

 Cittocincla and Copsyclius, which together should stand near to Rutidlla. This 

 arrangement is already made by Gates in the Bii-ds of India, and seems to be 

 perfectly justified. It was no donbt a great mistake to exclude the " CopsycMnae " 

 from the Turdiclae, as was formerly done by many, and some of the best 

 ornithologists too. 



The eggs of Chimarrhornis are ovate, a little more pointed than the majority of 

 those of Copsyckus (see Gates, I.e., p. 85), moderately glossy. The ground colour 

 is a very pale green, blotched with different shades of reddish brown, more so near 

 the larger end. They measure 24 to 24'T : 17'.5 to lT-7 mm. 



5. Phylloscopus aflBnis (Tick.). 



Herbivocula ajfi.ni.s Pleske, Ai-es, Przewalski's Rri.ie?i, p. 11.5. 



Gne clutch of seven and one (apparently incomplete) of four eggs. The eggs 

 of the former are very little glossy, ovate, white, spotted and speckled with pale 

 brownish red, more so near the large end, forming an ill-defined zone. They are 

 similar to many eggs of our Phylloscopus trockilus (L.). They measure I5'6 to 16 : 

 lO'T to 11 mm. 



The other clutch consists of four eggs, which are but short ovate, more glossy 

 and white, with only very few tiny sjjots near the larger end. They measure 

 14-9 to 15 : 11-8 to 12-1 mm. 



Among the eggs of European Pkylloscopi similar variations are common. 



0. Dumeticola thoracica Blyth. 



Dumeticola tho?-acica Blyth, .Tourn. As. Soc. Bcny., xiv., p. 584 (1854 — orig. 

 descr.). 



Lusciniola thoracica Seeb., Cat. B., v., p. 124, pi. (5. 



Dumeticola affinis Hodgs. (thoracica Blyth), Tacz., .T.f. 0., 1872, pp. 354, 355 

 (eggs !). 



Dumeticola thoracica Pleske, Aves, Przewalski's Reisen, ]). 123, jd. 5, fig. 7 



(egg)- 



Tribura thoracica Gates, B. Brit. Ind, i., ji. 365 ; ?>/. in Hume's Nests and. Eggs 



hid. B., i., p. 229. 



This bird has unfortunately been placed into different genera, and I am not 

 able to decide about its jjroper position before ha\-ing gone into the question 

 minutely. At present I have retained the first generic name luider which it was 

 described ; but this has to make place for Tribura if Triburn lutcirentris is entirelj' 

 congeneric. Perhaps Seebohm was after all right in placing it under Lusciniola, 

 although one might remove some of the species which he united under this generic 

 name in the Catalogue of Birds, vol. v. 



Gne clutch of five eggs sent. The eggs agree with the former descrij)tious, 

 being ovate, some short ovate, the shell fine, almost without gloss. Ground colour 

 white, speckled and spotted with brownish red and an underlying pale purplish red, 

 much thicker round the larger end, where in some a ringlike zone is formed. They 

 are considerablv smaller than those found by Przewalski, but agree with the 



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