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Five nests were found altogether (one forwarded to the Society's collec- 

 tion), one containing 3 eggs, slightly incubated, one, X egg fresh, and 

 another nest had a perfectly fresh egg lying broken beside it. The others 

 were empty. All the nests were beautiful cups of moss, lined with grass 

 and a few feathers, and were placed about 2 feet off the ground sup- 

 ported on two or three reed stems, with which, the nests were inter- 

 woven. The measurements of the nest cups were about 1'8" deep 

 and 2" across. This species were the only small birds on the marsh 

 with the exception of the yellow head wagtail, M, ckreoloides. We 

 shot one with some difficulty, having only a shot gun and large car- 

 tridges. The specimen has been presented to the Society's collection. 

 The eo-gs were exact miniatures of the large reed warbler, A. sientoreus^ 

 The o-round-colour is pale green, and the eggs are spotted and blotched 

 with black and purple spots. The texture is fine, and there is little 

 gloss. The average of 3 eggs was "62" X "50". 



402. Sylvia affinis. — Indian Lesser White Throat Warbler. — Com 

 mon in the* low scrub jungle clothing the hill sides. Numerous nests 

 and eggs in the Sind Valley, May and June. One nest added to 

 Society's collection. 



418. Phylloscopus Jmmii. — Hume's Willow Warbler. — Fairly com- 

 mon at Souamerg, found several nests with eggs, one on 11th June 

 contained an egg of presumably No. 1105, the Himalayan Cuckoo. The 

 nest was built in a hole in the stump of an old tree close to the ground 

 and contained 4 eggs, all white faintly speckled with red spots. The 

 average measurement of 3 eggs was •5X'32". The fourth egg measured 

 •87" X "61". Supposing this is to be the egg of a Cuckoo, it must have 

 been carried to and placed in the nest in the bird's bill, the nest 

 aperture being too small to admit of the entrance of so large 

 a bird. 



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

 bler. — The nesting of this species has not been previously described. We 

 found two nests on 19th June at Sonamerg, and on each occasion shot 

 the [)arent bird. Both nests were built in the hollow spaces of decayed 

 fallen trees. They were dome-shaped structures, consisting chiefly of 

 moss lined with hair and feathers. Both contained fresh eggs, 

 1 and 4 respectively. The eggs were pure white, and measured 

 •63"x-45". 



