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majority of birds which had all hatched out and the young birds on the wing. 

 I however found two nests, one containing two fledglings and one addled egg 

 and the other 3 hard set eggs. Both were found i-. scrub jungle and placed 

 about 3 feet from the ground, and were of the usual Bulbul type but more com- 

 pact and neatly made. 'I he eggs pinkish-white wiih the usual led ard purple 

 spots and average about '8G"x'^8''. The nesis were found on the 3< Ih and SI ft 

 May. Any one being up at Minium a month earlier ought to make a good 

 collection of Bulbul's eggs judging from the number of young birds seen 

 about. 



Oreicola jerdoni— Jerdon's Bush- Chat. 



Last year I saw this 1 bird in numbers in the Upper Cuniduni District 

 North of Kindat, but failed to find its nest. This year \ found it up here 

 at Bhamo inhabiting a swamp of kine grass or Briar Jungle at the bottom 

 of the Polo ground This jungle consists of patches of Elephant grass 

 mixed up with a sort of Briar rose and th itching g - ass, and almost impossible 

 to work in. I marked down with small flags at least half a dozen cock birds 

 who shewed a great anxiety on any one going near their own particular patch 

 of jungle, it was another thing to find the nests, as it w as impossible to watch 

 the birds owing to the height of the grass. My only hope was to try and frighten 

 the bird of it* nest, but this was almost impossible as the c< ck bird kept a very 

 good look out and always gave the alarm when the hen bird v\ ould appe ar from 

 nowhere, and very often was never seen at all, most probably keeping hid in 

 the long grass. On the 21st May I managed to take a couple unawares by 

 coming quietly round a corner when I saw a hen bird dart out from under a 

 bush. I at once marked the spot and then had the brambles cut away carefully. 

 At last after a careful search we found the nest on the ground and completely 

 hidden in the long dhoob grass which was growing under the. brambles, and placed 

 about 3 feet from where the edge of the bush had bem. The nest was com- 

 posed of fine grass and roots lined with a few feathers and contained four eegs, 

 which unfortunately were on the point of hatching and were cracked all over, 

 so that only the pieces could be kept. The eggs were a pale blue greeu without 

 any spots and of the same size as those of O.ftrrea. This I fancy is one of 

 the most ditiicult birds to watch and find the nests of, owing to the kind of 

 jungle they inhabit. I hope for better results next year if still in the e paits. 



iETHIOPSAR GRANDIS and Al.BICINCTUS, THE SIAMESE A:\D COLLARED MvNAS. 



These are very common birds up here. 1 found a colony of them nesting 



in the sides of the Fort moat. Tha nests were in holes where bricks had been 



omitted and the majority out of reach. I found one nest of the Collared 



Myna containing four eggs, one of which is spotted with brown and very highly 



coloured, in fact very like an English Thrush's egg, only the spots are brown 



instead of black. 



H. H. HARINGTON, Capt. 

 Bhamo, $th June 1905. 



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