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429. Acanthopneuste trochiloides. — Blyth's Crowned Willow- 

 Warbler. 



Not common. I think the nests of these birds are often left undis- 

 turbed, being mistaken for last species. I procured 2 nests at Murree 

 in 1903, both in holes in stone walls supporting banks. Nest and eggs 

 similar to last species, but a good deal smaller as a rule. 



434. Cryptolopha xanthoschista. — Hodgson's Grey-headed Fly- 

 catcher- Warbler. 



Decidedly rare. I have seen very few birds and only once procured 

 eggs, shooting the bird near Changlagali. 



458. Suya CRINI«ERA,— The Brown Hill-Warbler. 



Quite common I obtained numerous nests at Murree, Ghangla 

 and Duneragalis. 



495. Pericrocotus brevirostris. — The Short-billed Minivet. 



Common everywhere. I obtained nests at Murree, Changla and 

 Dungagalis. I think these are without exception the most beautifully 

 made nests I have ever seen. Always high up in trees and often almost 

 inaccessible. The eggs match nest exactly. Some 7 or 8 nests taken 

 at Murree were on Hr trees, one on horse chestnut. At Dungagali I saw 

 5 nests on a wild cherry tree and 2 on chestnuts and only one on a fir- 

 tree. A few nests had a few feathers as lining. My photographs show 

 two types of nests — one high up on a thin cherry tree, and the other 

 placed on a thin bough of chestnut tree. 



505. Campophaga melanoschista. — The Dark-grey Cuckoo 

 Shrike. 



Birds not rare, especially at Murree, but nests very hard to find; they are 

 very small for the bird and always at the top of very high trees. At Murree 

 in 1903 I found 3 nests with young birds in beginning of July. This year, 

 1904, I procured one nest on 20 th May 1904 with one fresh egg. 



518. Orioltjs kundoo. — The Indian Oriole. 



Common near Murree about 5,500 fee\ I saw some nests, but did 

 not take them down. 



5 1 9. Orioltjs galbula. — The European Oriole. 



On 18th June 1903 1 found a nest of this bird at Murree with 2 

 much incubated eggs. There is no doubt about the identity, as I shot 

 the male off nest, and as it seemed different, I shot 3 males of Oriolus 

 kundoo and compared them. Nest in a similar situation to Oriolus 

 kundoo ; one egg had brown spots instead of black. 



