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Lanius caniceps (Blyth). In November 1884, I met with 

 one of these Shrikes at Udukiriwila, 10 miles inland from 

 Tangella, S.P. 



BucHANGA ATRA (Hermann). This Drongo is resident at 

 Vil-ankulam. 



RiiiPiDURA ALBiFRONTATA (Frankl.) . March, June, July 

 (Tissa). 



Alseonax muttui (Layard). Not uncommon at Ramb-hara 

 Wihara. During March the yong males were just beginning 

 to utter a very low and not unpleasing song. The birds 

 were quite tame, and when only a few yards from me would 

 sing for nearly half an hour at a time, occasionally stopping 

 to catch a passing insect. 



CiTTociNCLA MACRURA (Gm.). Juuc (Vil.), July (Tissa) . 

 Two nests contained three eggs each, not distinguishable 

 from those of the Magpie-Robin. One nest was in the 

 hollow end of a broken branch, quite close to a path along 

 which numerous carts and people had been passing daily for 

 some weeks. A nestling which I tried to rear had the 

 usual spotted plumage of young Robins, the white feathers 

 being like those of the adult. 



DuMETiA ALBOGULARis (Blyth). Febr., May, June, Nov. 

 (Tissa). Probably breeds throughout the year. 



Alcippe nigrifrons (Blyth). June, August, Sept. (Vil.). 

 In the north nearly all the eggs are laid in May and June, 

 according to my experience. 



Pellorneum fuscicapillum (Blyth) . The egg figured 

 in the ' Birds of Ceylon ' appears to be that of a Drymoeca 

 [D. valida or D. jerdoni), 



Pyctorhis nasalis (Legge). Febr., July, Nov., Dec. 

 (Tissa). Appears to breed throughout the year. 



Prinia hodgsoni (Blyth). Jan., May (Tissa), Probably 

 throughout the year. This is the common Prinia in all 

 South-east Ceylon. The five or six nests that I have seen 



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