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In front of the nest, and attached to it, is a pad of small 

 roots and sticks, measuring 4^ x 6 inches. The nest itself is 

 a neat cup, made of very fine roots and lined with a little 

 coir and fine grass-stems. The inner depth is about IJ inch, 

 and the inner diameter 2^ x 2| inches. There were four 

 fresh eggs, resembling in colouring the one described above, 

 but with the surface-spots not coalescing on the larger end 

 and much smaller generally, the underlying grey spots being 

 of a lighter and bluer tint, and, on the broad end, being in 

 the shape of light confluent blotches, which form a light cap 

 on one e^^ and a broad, but rough and light, ring round the 

 large end of the other three. In shape they are more oval 

 than ovate, one especially being an almost perfect rounded 

 and broad oval. They measure 087 x 0"66, 85 x 0-67, 

 0-83 X 0-68, and 083 xO-67 inch. 



125. CORVUS MACRORHYNCHUS Wagl. 



A few of these Crows were noticed near Kuatun while we 

 were there. 



126. Pica caudata L. 



A pair or two of Magpies were breeding in the woods near 

 Kuatun during our stay. 



127. Dendrocitta sinensis (Lath.). 

 Common in the forests about Kuatun. 



128. Garrulus sinensis Gould. 



Common about Kuatun. We found a nest on the 14th 

 April, 1898, placed, about 10 feet from the ground, on a 

 small yew in a tea-plantation in the valley below Kuatun. 

 It was then unfinished. We returned on the 21st and took 

 from it three fresh eggs. The inner nest was brought to me 

 a few days afterwards with the remains of one broken egg in 

 it. It is made of fine roots and measures about 2j inches 

 in depth, with a diameter of about 6 inches. The outer 

 part was of moss, and was left behind, as it came to pieces 

 on being handled. 



Another nest found on a chestnut-tree behind the village 

 contained only one egg on the 12th ^lay. 



