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1104. Cuculus oakorus. — The Cuckoo very common. I took a 

 number of eggs at Murree and three near Dungagali. The eggs are 

 laid in a large number of nests. 



1105. Cuculus saturatus. — The Himalayan Cuckoo. 

 Common. I took 3 eggs from oviduct of female at Murree and 



some other eggs at Murree and two eggs near Dungagali. All were 

 from nests of Acanthopneuste occipitalis. (The Large-crowned Willow 

 Warbler.) 



1106. Cuculus poliocephalus. — The Small Cuckoo. 



Birds fairly common but not often come across unless searched for. 

 I took an egg at Murree and one at Dungagali 1 am not entering 

 into any discussion as to colouring of eggs, as this has been done in an 

 admirable paper by Mr. E. C. Stuart-Baker, which will appear about 

 the same time as this. This remark also applies to next species. I 

 took both my eggs from nest of Large- crowned Willow Warbler. 



1107. Cuculus micropterus. — The Indian Cuckoo. 



1 took numerous eggs I attribute to this bird at Murree and one at 



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Dungagali this year. Two of the eggs were in nests of Trochalof>tenim 

 lineatum and the remainder in Laroiyora brunnea, the Indian Blue 

 Chat. I am certain the eggs are blue in some cases (about 1 in 3 eggs), 

 with a few darker blue or lilac spots. 



1108. Hierococcyx sparverioides. — The Large Hawk Cuckoo. 

 Rare at Murree but fairly common round Dungagali. I took one egg 



from nest of Trochalopterum simile, it is exactly like one I took some 

 years ago from oviduct of female. The egg is blue. Mr. Stuart-Baker 

 has again given the fullest information about this bird in his paper. 



1112. Cacomantis passerinus. — The Indian Plaintive Cuckoo. 



A rare bird. I only occasionally heard and saw it near Murree. I 

 took one egg there. 



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1117. Surniculus lugubris. — The Drongo Cuckoo. 



A very rare bird. I shot one bird in Murree about 5,500 feet eleva- 

 tion in 1899, and took an egg that must, I think, belong to this bird 

 near the same place as the bird was shot ; it was in nest of the Ashy 

 Drongo ; this egg was quite fresh while Drorigo's eggs were hard set. 



1141. Pal^ornis schisticeps. — The Slaty-headed Paroquet. 



Very common. I saw numerous nest holes at Murree and Dungagali 



but all contained young ones. 



1175. Scops spilocephalus. — The Spotted Himalayan Scops Owl. 

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