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rounded off. There is generally some lining of fine moss roots. 

 Clutches number "2 or -, and the a'^erage size of 29 eggs is 

 •8i)'' X -CG", length varying from -80" to -97" and breadth from 

 •t50"to-71". 



43. Chestuut-headed Staphidia — Staphidia castaneiceps. (216), 



The nest is generally in a hole in a bank ; I have a distinct 

 recollection of finding at least one nest in the lowest branches 

 of a small bush, but I cannot find any record of it in my rough 

 notes. 'J'he nest is made of moss thickly lined with bark fibre, 

 and grass seed stems, making a neat cup. The eggs are white 

 with a faint bluish or greenish tinge, speckled pretty well all 

 over with fairly large brown spots, with which are mixed a few 

 pale purple ones. The average size of 44 eggs is '66'' x •52", 

 length varying from -60" to -71" and breadth from -50" to -66". 

 I found one clutch of 4 eggs, but the usual number is 3 and 

 sometimes 'J eggs only. 



44. Stripe-throated Yuhina — Yuhina gularis. (223). 



Shot a bird identified as this. The skm was very bad, and 

 I was not certain about it. It was probably Y. G. yangpiensu 

 (Sharpe). 



4o. Swinhoe's White-eye — Zosterops simplex. (228). 



Two iiests and birds. The nests were hung between 2 twigs 

 and made of cobwebs, lichens and grass lined with grass seed 

 stems at d vegetable pappus. It is very flimsy and small, but 

 seems fairly tough. 



46. Yellow-naped Ixnlus — I.vulus flavicollis Jlaincollis . (232). 



Nest, (1) on the ground, in the roots of a tree, (2) a cradle-like 

 arrangement, hung between 2 twigs. The one on the ground 

 was a well made cup of moss, lined with moss roots. 1 found 

 a clutch of 2 eggs hard set on April 29th. Six eggs average 

 •7o''x*o6", length varying from u'd" to 77" and breadth from 

 •55" to 58". 



47. Red-billed Liothrix — Liothri.v lutia callipi/gus. (235). 



Nests and eggs. 



48. Nepalese Cutia — Cutia nejmlends. (236). 



Common. Saw a couple of birds collecting moss on May 16th. 

 1913, but failed to get eggs. 



49. Red-winged Shrike-Tit — Ptemthius erythropterus. (237). 



Common. Did not find nest. 



50. Chestnut-throated Shrike-Tit — Ptcuthius melanotu. (239). 



Got two clutches of this ; c/2, 25th April 1914; and c/3, May 

 1914. 



51. The Common lora — MyitJiina tiphia. (243). 



Common. Failed to get nests and eggs. 



52. Orange-bellied Chloropsis — C/iloropsis hardwickii. (249). 



Obtained birds and nests ; all the eggs were broken. 

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