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built under a branch or some other projection to shelter it 

 from the rain^ and is very securely attached with cobwebs to 

 prevent it from being blown down. The eggs are almost al- 

 ways three in number, of a very faint greenish-grey colour, 

 with a wide zone of the same (but darker) coloiu' at the larger 

 end. Dimensions of one, '62 inch in length by "51 in breadth. 

 I have never found its nest on the plains. 



19. OCHROMELA NIGRORUFA ( Jcrdou) . 



This very beautiful little Flycatcher breeds in ravines 

 where the shade and cover is very dense. The nest is built 

 entirely of bamboo-leaves, and is lined with fine fibres. It is 

 placed very low down, from six inches to two feet from the 

 ground ; a clump of fern is a very favourite situation. The 

 eggs are two in number, and are very minutely and thickly 

 speckled with faint reddish-brown on a pale olive ground, the 

 whole of the upper part having a regular cap of reddish brown. 

 Dimensions of one, -74 inch in length by '54 in breadth. 



20. EUMYIAS ALBICAUDATA ( Jcrdou) . 



Breeds in holes of trees from February to May. The nest 

 is constructed of moss, and is lined with fine fibres. The eggs 

 are from two to three in number, being almost entirely covered 

 with numerous pale rusty-red spots running into one another, 

 sometimes forming a zone at the larger end, at others so com- 

 pletely covering the egg as to give it the appearance of being 

 entirely of a reddish pink, the colour being always darker to- 

 wards the larger end. Dimensions of an egg '85 inch by '54. 



21. Erythrosterna maculata (Tickell). 



Builds a small, shallow, round nest, open at the top, in 

 small trees, at from twelve to twenty feet from the ground. 

 The eggs are three in number, spotted, and blotched with 

 brownish black, the spots forming a zone at the larger end. 

 The nest is a very pretty one, being covered all over with 

 small pieces of lichen, which give it a greyish appearance. 

 Although the walls are very thin, they are very strong, being 

 compactly bound with cobweos. The bird, when seated on 

 its nest, is scarcely visible. The bird itself is by no means a 

 common one ; and I have foimd but one nest, on the Seeg- 



