272 SYLVIIDiE. 



43G. Cryptolopha poliogenys (Blyth). The Gre>j-cheel-ed 

 Flycatcher- T Varh le r . 



Abrornis poliogenys (Blyth), Jerd, B. Ind. ii, p. 203. 



From Sikhim Mr. Gammie writes: — "A nest of the Grey- 

 cheeked Flycatcher- Warbler, taken on the 8th May in lar<^e 

 forest at 6000 feet, contained three hard-set eggs. It was sus- 

 pended to a snag among the moss growing on the stem of a small 

 tree at five feet up. The moss supported it more than did the 

 snag. It is a solid cup-shaped structure, made of green moss and 

 lined with very fine roots. Externally it measures 3| inches 

 across and 2:^ deep ; internally 2 inches wide and 1| deep." 



The eggs of this species, like those of C. axDtthoschista and 

 C.jcrdonl, are pure white. They are not, I think, separable from 

 the eggs of these two species. Those sent me by Mr. Gammie 

 measure 0"06 and 0'67 in length by 0'5 in breadth. 



437. Cryptolopha castaneiceps (Ilodgs.). The ChestmU-headed 

 Flycatcher- Warbler. 



Abrornis castaneiceps, Ilodys., Jerd. B. Ind. ii, p. 205 ; Hume, Ruuyh 

 Draft N. S)- E. no. 578. 



According to Mr. Hodgson's notes and figures, the Chestnut- 

 headed Flycatcher- Warbler breeds in the central hill-region of 

 Nepal from April to June, laying three or four eggs, which 

 are neither figured nor described. The nest itself is a beautiful 

 structure of mosses, lichens, moss- and fern- roots, and fine stems 

 worked into the shape of a large eg^, measuring (5 and 4 inches 

 along the longer and shorter diameters ; it is placed on the ground 

 in the midst of a clump of ferns or thick grass, with the longer 

 diameter perpendicular to the ground. The aperture, which is 

 about halfway between the middle and the top of the nest, and on 

 one side, is oval, about 2 inches in width and 1*75 in height. 

 Both sexes are said to assist in hatching and rearing the young. 



438. Cryptolopha cantator (Tide). TicheWs Flycatcher- 

 IVarhler. 



C'ulicipeta cantator (Tick.), Jerd. B. Ind. ii, p. 200. 



Abrornis cantator (Tick.), Hume, Itouyh Draft N. Sj- E. no. 570. 



A nest containing a single egg has been sent me as that of 

 Tickcll's Flycatcher- Warbler. It was found in IMay in Native 

 ISikhim, at an elevation, it is said, of 12,000 feet. It w^;is sus- 

 pended to the tip of a branch of a tree at a height of about 8 feet 

 from the ground. The nest is a most lovely one ; but I ccmfess 

 that I have doubts as to its really belonging to this species. 



Tlie nest is, for the size of the bird, a large watch-pocket, some 

 inches in total length and 3-5 in breadth, composed entirely 



