18G Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie on the 



The second nest, containing four eggs, was taken by onr 

 men at Kuatun on the 6th May, 1897. It was found in 

 bamboo-jungle at an altitude of about 4000 feet. Tlie third 

 nest, obtained during the last expedition, was found high 

 up on the mountain above Kuatun, and was brought to 

 me with the hen parent on the 5th May. It was slung on 

 the twigs of a dwarf bamboo. It is a fairly strong cup, 

 made of bamboo-leaves and coarse grass-blades, and bound 

 with moss. The cup is rounded inside with fine twigs or 

 leaf-stems, and has a light lining of soft, curly, black fibre. 

 The inner diameter is 2{ inches by a little under 2^, 

 the outer diameter 3| inches by 5^; the depth of the 

 cup is a little under 2 inches, and the outer depth is 3 j inches. 

 This nest contained four fresh eggs, resembling generally 

 those found near Foochow, but they are more thickly 

 blotched and have very few hair-lines or dark spots. Three 

 have a cap, the centre of the large end being lighter, and one 

 has a rough ring. They are ovate in shape and measure 0'76 

 inch by 0-57, 0-75 inch by 0-57, 0-72 inch by 0*57, and 072 

 inch by 0'56. 



18. Alcippe brunnea Gould. 



Common in the forests about Kuatun. Fohkien examples 

 have lighter underparts than Formosan specimens, but this 

 appears to be the only difference between them. 



19. Stachyridopsis ruficeps (Blyth). 



Eleven specimens from Fohkien differ from seven Formosan 

 specimens, in having the red of the head of a noticeably 

 lighter tint and the whole of the underparts of a much 

 warmer colouring. 



We found four nests of this bird in May this year, and one 

 was taken for me last year. All were found in bamboo-jungle, 

 and at least three were built close to paths. Four of the five 

 clutches were incubated, and one was fresh. They consist of 

 5, 5, 5 (fresh), 4, and 3 eggs. The nests are all more or less 

 fragile, of rough and uneven outward shape, domed, with side 

 entrance. They are made of bamboo-leaves gummed together, 

 apparently with spiders^ webs, and are lined with fine grass. 



