near Nynee Tal and Almorah. 51 



Thrush-like in form, and was placed in just such a situation 

 as would have been chosen b}' a Ring-Ouzel. It was composed 

 of fine twigs, roots, and coarse grass, and lined with finer grass. 

 The eggs were four in number, "916 in. by "625 in., of a 

 pale bufi" or salmon-colour, finely mottled, principally at the 

 larger end, with very pale reddish-brown. Though they are 

 not Thrush-like in colouring, being more like those of a Red- 

 breast, I cannot believe that they belong to any other bird *. 



356. Geocichla unicolor. I shot two birds at Nynee Ta' 

 which must be of this species; but the bird is no "Ground-" 

 Thrush, but a true Turdus, more closely allied to T. iliacus than 

 to any other species, and should stand as T. unicolor. .The song 

 is a hurried one, delivered from the top branch of a tree, and 

 somewhat resembles that of the English Missel-Thrush, not 

 having much variety, and being often repeated. It is a restless 

 bird, constantly flying from one tree to another during its song, 

 and is shy and difficult of approach. One of my specimens is 

 without spots, the other has a few faint brown ones on the upper 

 part of the bfcast. They were breeding. 



361. Merula boulboul. Tolerably numerous at Nynee 

 Tal and Binsur and all well-wooded districts. I never found 

 the nest myself; but Mr. Home did at Bheem Tal and Nynee 

 Tal. He tells me it was placed sometimes on a rock-side, Ring- 

 Ouzel fashion, and sometimes in a low tree, composed principally 

 of moss and lined with grass. Eggs four in number, 1*166 in. 

 by 'SBS in. Ground-colour greenish-white, blotched and spotted 

 with reddish-brown, veiy closely resembling those of T. torquatus 

 of England. This bird breeds in April and May. I shot full- 

 sized young in June at Binsur. 



405. PoMATORHiNUs ERYTHROGENYS. I saw this scvcral 

 times in thin jungle near Almorah, and shot one. 



411. Garrulax albogularis. Tolerably common at Nynee 

 Tal. 



415. Trochalopterum erythrocephalum. Common both 

 at Nynee Tal and Binsur. By imitating the call-note, which is 



* IC'f. Ibis, 18G(J, p. .•374.— Ed.] 



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