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bird ; the nest was placed in a hole in a rock, and composed almost entirely 

 of moss, lined with a few fine roots, and measured 2" x 1 5" inside. 



Eggs. — Are very like miniature robin's eggs, having a pinkish ground colour 

 and profusely spotted with pinkish red spots, and measure •69X'55. 



* (599) Terpsiphone affinis, (Hay.) — (The Burmese Paradise Fly-Catcher.) 



Probably plentiful in the lower valleys. I procured one immature female 

 specimen at Sinlum. 



(601) Hypothymis azurea, (Bodd.) — (The Indian Black-necked Fly- 

 Catcher.) 



Seen near Bhamo. 



'■■(603) Chelidoruynx hypoxantiium, (Blyth.)— (The Yellow-billed Fly- 

 Catcher.) 



One of the nicest and most interesting little birds to watch, as it is con- 

 tinually on the move and quite fearless, the cock-bird dancing round with out- 

 stretched wings and tail while he sings his little song within a few feet of one's 

 head. 



Nesting. — I found two nests, each containing three eggs, both procured by 

 watching, the hen-bird gets very anxious and excited if anyone goes near, and 

 being quite fearless, returns to her nest, so giving it away. The first nest, 

 found on the 16th April, was within five feet off the ground, placed on a small 

 branch of a sapling ; the other, on the 20th, was about 15 feet from the ground 

 at the end of a branch, and very difficult to get at, only being reached by 

 l>uilding up a platform from below. The nests are cone-shaped 

 and the prettiest I have ever seen, being placed on the top of a 

 bough, and composed of fine moss covered with lichen attached by cobwebs, 

 and lined with a few red hair-like fibres, and measured 2^' x 3" deep outside 

 and 1]-" X 1" deep inside, and were in each case placed under a bunch of 

 leaves and would have been very difficult 10 find unless the bird was actually 

 seen ^oing to it. I watched many other birds, but from their behaviour did 

 not think the hen had begun sitting. 



The cock-bird seems to be more highly coloured than the hen, and can be 

 easily recognized. 



Eggs.— When blown are a pure dead white without any gloss, and have 

 round the larger end a small zone of pinkish purple, the average of the six 

 eggs -56 X '-lO, the largest being •60x*40, the smallest -55 x -40. 



* (605) RiKPiDURA ALBicoLLis, (Vieill.) —(The White- throated Fantail 



Fly-Catcher.) 



Does not go up the hills to any height. 



( T'i be continued.') 



