50 Mr. W. E. Brooks o7i Birds observed 



is composed of moss and fine fibres, and lined with hair. The 

 eggs are four in number, measuring "75 in. by "5 in., and in 

 colour fleshy-white, clouded and finely mottled with pale reddish- 

 brown at the large end, so as to resemble some light-coloured 

 varieties of that of the English Redbreast. They are laid from 

 the nth to the middle of May. 



310. MuscicAPULA suPERCiLiARis. CommoH at Nynee Tal 

 and Binsur where wood was plentiful. The nest I never found, 

 but I shot a fully fledged young bird, which was light brown, 

 with numerous yellowish-white spots, principally on the upper 

 surface. The female is of a plain brown with lighter under parts. 

 This bird must breed early ; for on the 3rd or 4th of June I saw 

 fully fledged young. From the strict watch it keeps over an in- 

 truder, this bird is as difficult to deal with as the common Stone- 

 Chat. 



343. Myiophonus temmincki. I saw this bird several 

 times, generally in rocky mountain-torrents. Its nest I did not 

 discover. The song is pretty and quite Thrush-like. 



352. Oreoc(etes erythrogaster. Several times seen at 

 Nynee Tal and Binsur, at both of which places it breeds. Mr. 

 Home found a nest at the latter, i)articulars of which I hope he 

 will himself give to * The Ibis.' The song of this bird is loud, 

 sweet, and varied, hardly inferior to that of Turdus musicus. 



353. Oreoccetes cjnclorhynchus. Common at Almorab, 

 and also found in the more wooded districts at Nynee Tal and 

 Binsur, though preferring somewhat open places. Its song is 

 soft and mellow, but not varied and impassioned like that of the 

 last species. Its note of alarm is very Chat-like, reminding one 

 strongly of that of the Wheatear. The place for the Stone-Chat, 

 I think, should be near the Thrushes. 



On the 26th of May I shot at female of this species at Almo- 

 rah, and close to where she fell was a nest in a hole of an old 

 retaining wall overgrown with grass. For hours the place was 

 watched, but no bird came near the partly incubated eggs. Her 

 breast was bare, as if she had been sitting on eggs. The male 

 I had also shot shortly before the female. The nest was very 



