82 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HLST. SOCIETY, I'ol. XXV. 



oo. Sultan bird — Melanochlora sultanea. (253). 



Seen at Madan, 1913. Shot a bird from a flock at 3,500' in 

 1915. 



54. Silver-eared Mesia — Mesia arc/entauris. (257). 



Several nests and eggs in all years. 



55. Burmese White-throated Bulbul — Criniyer burmanicus. (264). 



One nest found, but the eggs were on the point of hatchinjr, 

 and could not be preserved. 



56. Himalayan Black Bulbul — Hypsipites psaroides. (269). 



Common. Nests and eggs. 



57. Rvifous-bellied bulbul — Hemixus macclellandi. (275). 



Nest, with 2 eggs, found in June, 1913, and in other years. 



o?!. Burmese Red-vented Bulbul — Mol^jasfes burmanicus. (279). 

 Very common. 



59. Blyth's Bulbul — Xctnthixus flavescens . (287). 

 Common. Took several nests. 



00. Black-crested Yellow Bulbul — Otocompsa fiaiicentris. (290). 

 Very common. Numerous nests at about 2,000'. 



61 . Finch-billed Bulbul — Spizixus canifrons. (292). 



Fairly common. The nest alwaj^s appears to be made of 

 corkscrewlike tendrils of some vine which are plaited together 

 to form a shallow saucer. There is no lining, or onlj^ traces of 

 fluff' or grass. It generally builds in scrub jungle 8' or 10' high. 

 The first nest was found on the extreme top of the local mountain 

 at Haingyan (6,300'). Size of the eggs, about 1-01" x '68". 



6i\ Cinnamon-bellied Nuthatch — Sitta cinnamoineiventris. (316). 

 Shot one at 1,000'. 



Go. Beautiful Nuthatch — Sitta formosa. (324). 



Three nuthatch eggs were brought in to me by u Chin, 

 measuring -76", 79" and -78" by -55", -54", -54" with the shattered 

 remnants of a bird, which T think was this. 



64. Velvet-fronted Blue Nuthatch — Sitta fro7italis. (325). 



Not rare at 3,000' and over. Nest and eggs in 1915. c/o, 

 measuring •64"x'52", 24th April 1915. Nest with young in a 

 small hollow tree, yth May 1913. The birds were entering 

 through a hole made by a chopper. 



05. Black Drongo — Dicrurus atcr. (327). 

 Common. 



66. Grey Drongo — Dicmrus cineraceus. (333). 

 Common . 



07. Bronzed Drongo — Chaptia aneu. (334). 



Not common. Nests and eggs taken. 



