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Merula castanea (The Grey-headed Ouzel). — A nest of this bird was found 

 on June 14th at 10,500 feet made of moss and roots, and situated on the 

 trunk of a fallen tree covered with underground. It contained 3 fresh eggs 

 in colour of a greenish blue ground profusely speckled all over with brownish 

 spots and freckles. In shape they were very long and narrow measured 

 1-36 X -89: 1-37 x -89: 1-36 x '88. 



Myiophoneus temmincM (The Himalayan Whistling-Thrush). — I found 

 this bird's nest with three fresh eggs on June 18th at about 10,000 

 feet. 



Oreocincla mollissiina (The Plain-backed Mountain-Thrush). — I found one 

 nest of this bird on June 14th situated in a low fork almost on the ground 

 on the side of a hill. The nest was made of moss lined with roots and fine 

 grass. 



It contained four fresh eggs (1-41 x '96 : 1-4 x 93 : 1-4 x "92 : 81 -39 x -90) 

 very handsomely marked the ground is whitish and especially at the larger 

 end the eggs were profusely blotched and spotted with chestnut and reddish 

 brown, and in some cases almost blood red. The bird was a close sitter 

 and when disturbed hung about close by in a great state of agitation. 



Oreocincla dauma (Small-billed Mountain-Thrush). — I found two nests of 

 this bird. The first on June 12th at 10,000 feet was situated in a low fork on 

 a grassy bank made chiefly of moss and dry grass and lined with grass, and 

 roots and contained two eggs just hatching and one newly hatched young. 

 The second nest found on June 14th was built among large stones covered 

 with moss and undergrowth on the side of a hill. The nest was similiar to 

 the first and contained three fresh eggs in colour of a whitish background 

 profusely speckled all over with small red brown specks. They measured 

 1-25 X -92 : 1-27 X -9 : 1-28 x-91. The birds sat very close. 



Rorornis fortipes (The Strong-footed Bush- Warbler). — A xxes,i of Ihis bird 

 was found on June 17th at about 9,500 feet. It was built of coarse grass and 

 loosely put together so that it looked almost domed. It was profusely 

 lined with feathers, and situated at 3 feet from the ground in a bramble at 

 the foot of a bank. It contained four eggs of the most striking colour I 

 have ever seen. A imiform deep chocolate tinged with purple. They 

 measured 0-70 x 0-51: 071 x 0-53: 072 x 0-82: 072 x 0-51. 



Pnoepyr/a squamata (The Scaly-breasted Wren). — On June 6th, I came 

 across a nest of this bird at about 10,500 feet. The nest was built almost 

 entirely of moss and was situated under an overhanging moss clad rock on 

 the side of a ravine. It was domed with a hole at the side and contained 

 three fresh eggs, pure white with the exception of two or three reddish 

 brown specks on two of the eggs. They seemed very large for the size of the 

 bird and measured 0-8 X 0-61 and 079 X "06. Unfortunately the third egg 

 got broken before 1 measured it. The bird sat very close and I almost 

 caught it in the nest. 



Rhylloscopus proregulus ( Pallas's Willow- Warbler). — On the 8th June, 

 I moved camp and after marching some 6 miles, I sat down under a 

 tree. My attention was soon attracted by two tiny birds which I took to 

 be Goldcrests at first, making a great twittering and seemingly greatly 

 agitated. Thinking there was probably a nest somewhere near I retired 

 about 15 yards in cover where I could watch the tree. After some minutes 

 the twittering suddenly ceased and the birds seemed to disappear. I 

 approached the tree and gently shook the branch on which I had last seen 

 the bird and to my amazement a bird flew out of the moss covered bough. 

 I examined the branch carefully and eventually found a minute hole in 

 the moss into which I carefully inserted my finger. 1 was delighted to 

 feel 4 eggs. This was, I think, the most wonderfully concealed nest I have 

 ever seen. 



