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Very commou in the hills. Found several nests. All were cylindrical in 

 shape, with a wide entrance near the top, made of woven grass with a little 

 moss in the foundations ; very unlike the nests of this species I found at 

 Thandoung (Toungoo Dist.), which were untidy dome-shaped structures made 

 of grass and very like a small Munia's nest ; the eggs are, however, the same. 

 I have a fine series of these eggs, running from a pale pinky white with red 

 spots forming a zone, down to a pale blue-green with bold rusty red spots, in 

 fact, very like small eggs of iS. Masmxa. Average of 14 eggs is -GSx'Sl, the 

 largest being 'BSx'SO and the smallest 'GSx'SO. 



(463) PiUNiA FLAViVENTRis, (Deless.)— (The Yellow-bellied 



Wren- Warbler), 

 Very common in the plains near the river. 



(466) Prima inornata, Sykes. — (The Indian Wren-Warbler.) 

 Recorded by Col. Eippon. 



LANIIN^. 



(474) Laniu;^ colluuioides, Less. — (The Burmese Shrike.) 

 Recorded by Salvadori. 



I did not meet with this specimen, which is so common in the Southern 

 Shan States. But since my return find it fairly plentiful round Bhamo duricg 

 the cold weather. 



(475) Lanius NiGRiCEi-r!, (Frankl.)— (The Black-headed Shrike.) 



Well distributed in the Hills. 1 found two or three nests at Sinkini, one 

 containing six eggs. 



"(481) Lanius ckistatus, Linu.— (The Brown Shrike.) 

 About the 7th May several birds appeared on migration at Sinlum. Whether 

 I hey breed there or not I cannot say. 



(484) Hemipus riCATUS, (Sykes.)— (The Black-backed 



Pied-Shrike.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



'■ (485) Hemii'US capitalis, (McClell.)— (The Brown-backed 



Pied-Shrike.) 

 One specimen. 

 (488) Tephrodornis pdndiceriands, (Gmel.)— (The Common 



Wood-Shrike.) 

 Recorded by Col, Rippon. 



" (490) Pericrocotds speciosus, (Lath.)— (The Indian Scarlet 



Minivet.) 

 * (495) Pericrocotds brevirostris, (Vig.)— (The Short-billed 



Minivet.) 

 (496) Pericrocotcs xeglectds, Hume.— (Hume's Minivet.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



'(498) Pericrocotds Solaris, Blyth.— (The Yellow-throated 



Minivet.) 

 1 was not successful in getting the eggs of any minivets, only finding nests 

 with vounff. 



