rULVETTA. 291 



Nidification. This Fulvetta breeds in the Himalayas in May and 

 June between 6,000 and 10,000 feet, making a deep, compact cup 

 of grass and bamboo leaves completely covered with moss outside, 

 except at the base, and densely lined with fine grass and roots and 

 an inner lining of hair or fur. It appears to be generally placed 

 low down in bushes in thick scrub. The eggs number two or 

 three and are like no other eggs known to me, t\ie ground-colour 

 is a French grey, or grey-blue with markings at the larger end of 

 sepia and dark brown with a few underlying blotches of pale 

 neutral tint ; all the markings are bold in character but sparse 

 and confined almost entirely to the larger end. They measure 

 about 18-2 x 13-7 mm. 



Habits. The habits of the Fulvettas seem to be much the same 

 as those of Pseudominla, though very little has been recorded. They 

 are found up to at least 12,000 feet. 



(305) Fulvetta vinipecta austeni. 

 GODWIN-AUSTEN'S FULVETTA. 



Proparus austeni O.-Grant, Bull. B. O. C., v, p. 3 (1895) (Manipur). 



Vernacular names. Dao-pere-gajao (Cachari). 



Description. Differs from the last in having the head duller 

 chestnut and the black head-stripes replaced by deep reddish- 

 brown ; chin white and throat white with reddish-brown spots. 



Colours of soft parts. Iris reddish-brown ; bill dark brownish- 

 black ; legs and feet dull fleshy-brown. 



Measurements about the same as in Hodgson's Fulvetta. 

 Wing 57 to 60 mm.; culmen 9 to 9'5 mm. 



Distribution. Naga Hills, Manipur, Cachar Hills and 

 all the hill-ranges South of the Brahmaputra over 5,000 feet. 



Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded. In Cachar it was 

 a winter visitor only to the highest peaks on the Barail Range, 

 where I found it in small flocks in the stunted oak forest at 

 5,000 to 6,000 feet. It is an active, cheerful little bird, restlessly 

 moving about the bushes arid lower trees, both by feet and wings, 

 uttering continually a soft " chip, chip." 



(306) Fulvetta vinipecta ripponi. 

 THE CHIN HILLS FULVETTA. 



Proparus ripponi Ilarington, Bull. B. O. C., xxxiii, p. 59 (1913) 

 (Mt. Victoria). 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



Description. Similar to F. v. austeni but differs in having the 

 white supercilium commencing from the base of the bill ; the ear- 

 coverts are chocolate-brown, almost the same colour as the head 

 instead of very dark brown contrasting with it. 



Colours of soft parts as in austeni. 



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