134 j\Ir. C, Ingram — OrniUiuloyicul 



told me tliat nests of White's Thrush could always be dis- 

 tiiignished by this means. In some cases I iound these 

 ])iiie-ii('e(iles almost jiTeeii and quite fresh-looking, so that I 

 have little doubt the bird plucks tht^ni from the living tree 

 \»hen constructing its nest. 



The eggs of this species are most like those of the closely 

 allied G. lunuluta (Lath.). In typical examples the bluish 

 ground-colour is almost entirely obscured by the light red 

 markings. These, in most instances, are so densely and 

 evenly spread over the shell that they give the egg a uniform 

 greyish-red aijjjearance. A few specimens, however, have 

 the overlying marks or freckles very faintly visible. But it 

 is a curious fVict that, in almost every clutch, there will be 

 found one egg quite different from the rest and more or less 

 distinctly spotted. The Japanese collectors declared that 

 this was invariably the last to be produced and that until it 

 was deposited they always left the nests untouched ; and 

 judging by the condition of the yolk when blowing I believe 

 their statement to be perfectly correct. Mr. E. C. Stuart 

 Eaker informs me that an exactly similar diversity occurs 

 in the case of G. citrina in India. The "spotted" tvpe 

 of egg is fairly evenly splashed or spotted with lilac under- 

 lying and light red overlying marks on a ground-colour 

 of pale f>reeuish blue. The size varies from 1*4 x 0*92 

 to l;27x()"9.3 in. ; and the average measurement may 

 therefore be seen to be larger than that of any other 

 Palsearctic Thrush. 



The great difference in coloration is shown in the figures 

 in the Plate, both eggs having been taken from the first 

 clutch, found on May 19th. The two remaining eggs 

 resemble that depicted in fig. 3, which is a typical example; 

 the markings on fig. 2 are unusually well-defined. 



2. Geocichla sibirica (Pall.). Siberian Ground-Thrush. 

 Geocich/a sibirica Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. p. 44. 

 Jap. : Mamejiro. 



This is apparently a rare bird on Fujiyama, and I consider 

 mvself very fortunate to have obtained a nest. It seems to 



