340 Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker on the 



The four eggs, pure M-hite of course, seem to be ratlier 

 small in proportion to the bird, as they measure only 0"'75 

 x0"-46, 0"-74x0"-44, 0"-72x0"-46, and 0"-71x0"-46. In 

 shape they are long, narrow ovals, slightly compressed towards 

 the smaller end, which is very obtuse. The texture is that 

 of the egg of the Common House-Martin, but is rather more 

 chalky and fragile. 



In 1893, on the 28th July, I had four eggs brought to me, 

 together Avith a nest said to belong to the bird. They were 

 exactly like those above described, and were brought from 

 the same village. 



It is not a common bird, and even the village from which 

 the nests were taken is only frequented by some half dozen 

 pairs. 



51. HiRUNDo STRioLATA. [Oatcs, op. cit. ii. p. 281.) 

 I find it almost impossible in North Cachar to draw any 

 line between H. striolata and H. nepalensis, but some birds 

 which I found breeding on some hills overlooking the Laisung 

 Valley are almost white below, with very broad striations, the 

 wings, however, varying from 4"' 7 to 5". These birds I am 

 inclined to put down as H. striolata, as defined by Oates 

 and others. 



The place where I found them breeding is a lofty, very 

 precipitous hill, overlooking the junction of the Laisung and 

 Jennam streams. The south-east face consists of alternate 

 tiers of perpendicular rock, from 5 to 50 feet high, and 

 narrow ledges covered with grass and stunted jungle. Seeing 

 a number of Striated Swallows constantly hawking for insects 

 about these rocks, I made inquiries as to whether any one 

 knew where they bred, and was told that they did so on one 

 of the trees nearly at the summit of the mountain. I there- 

 fore sent some Nagas up to investigate, and they returned 

 in a few hours with the information that the birds were busy 

 building. Accordingly, the next day I went myself to see 

 whether I could take any nests. Unfortunately, I found the 

 hill more than I could manage with but one arm, and had 

 eventually to stop at a ledge below where most of the birds 



