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parent bird, but although the bird came continually, owing to the denseness 

 of the jungle, I could not secure it that day. Once two birds came together, 

 one going to the nest, the other sitting above, so I fired at the latter ; which 

 I found to be /. flavicollis. On looking above I found it had its nesb, which 

 unfortunately contained two young birds. I returned the next day, and 

 after many fruitless attempts I was at last successful in getting the hen bird 

 of D. cinnamomeus as she left her nest. The nest was placed in long grass 

 about two feet from the ground, under some overhanging bamboos, and was 

 dome-shaped, made of woven grass, and reminded one rather of a large edition 

 of a Suya's nest, I was glad to see that the hen Ixulus had taken on the' 

 rearing of her family single-handed, as she came regularly every few minutes 

 while I was watching, and was not the least afraid. 



Eggs. — Very liice those of D. igaotum in the Museum, being a pinkish colour 

 profusely speckled all over with rusty red, which forms a zone round the 

 larger end, and measure -S-l x '56. 



<''(163a) Alcippe FKATERCULA, Ripp. — (The Shau Hills Babbler.) 

 Bull. B, O. C , Vol. XI, p. 11. 



Kacliin «ame.— Chiug-tong-wo-Iee. 



(Trans.) '• Similar to -4. nepalensis, but larger and altogether darker : 

 head grey, and not vinaceous." 



Total length about 5"8, culmen 'b5, wing 2*G5, tail 2*6, tarsus '8. 



Nesting. — A very noisy and inquisitive little bird, and so can be easily called 

 up. On the 18th April I found a nest containing two highly incubated eggs 

 and procured the parent bird. The nest was placed on a bramble in long 

 grass about three feet from the ground, and was composed of fern leaves and 

 grass, lined with some sort of red fibre, and measured 4" x Ig" inside. I also 

 found another nest containing two eggs. This was in a much more open 

 situation, under a clump of trees and about four feet from the ground, and 

 composed almost entirely of moss. 



Eggs. — Something like those of A. nepalensis in the Museum, having a 

 white ground colour, and spotted with rusty-red forming a zone round the big 

 end, the largest egg measuring 'STx'SS, the smallest -TTx'ST. 



*(1G9) Stachyrhis nigriceps, (Hodgs.)— (The Black-throated Babbler.) 



One specimen procured. 



*(170) Stachyrhis chrys^ea, Hodgs.— (The Golden-headed Babbler.) 



One specimen. 



*(171). Stachyrhis assimilis, Wald. — (The Allied Babbler.) 



One specimen procured, at the same time and place as the last, of which I 

 thought it was the f «male as both, as well as others, were hunting together. 

 (173a) Stachyruidopsis sulphurea, Ripp. Recorded by Col. Rippon. 

 ^' (173a) Stachyrhidopsis bhamcensis, Harington. 



(Anns, and Mag. of N. H. Ser. 8, Vol. II, Sept. l'J(;8). 



Adult male. — Resembles S. sinensis, Grant, in having the light chestnut on 

 tlie head confined to the crown and not extending over the nape, but may be 



