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pair, and the males are then more generally 

 met with than at any other period ; they 

 seem to wander about a great deal, are 

 almost always found alone, and often call 

 at intervals all day long. When thus 

 calling, the bird is generally perched on 

 the thick branch of a tree, or the trunk 

 of one that has fallen to the ground, or 

 on a large stone. The cry is similar to 

 the one they utter when disturbed, but is 

 much louder, and only one single note 

 at a time, a loud energetic " waa,^^ not 

 unlike the bleating of a lost goat, and can 

 be heard for upwards of a mile. It is 

 uttered at various intervals, sometimes 

 every five or ten minutes for hours together, 

 and sometimes not more than two or three 

 times during the day, and most probably 

 to invite the females to the spot." 



As noted in the second edition of the 

 "Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds," Mr. 

 Hume received six eggs of this species 

 from Captain Unwin, who found them in 

 May in the Hazara country. The nest 

 was roughly formed of grass, small sticks 

 and a few feathers. Four of these eggs 

 are now in the British Museum. They 

 are elongated ovals without any gloss. 

 The ground-colour is reddish buff, and 

 they are thickly and minutely freckled 



