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of about 2000 feet above sea-level, in a new clearing near the edge 

 of some heavy jungle." 



The eggs taken by Mr. Bourdillon, though much discoloured 

 when they reached ine, were in most other respects precisely similar 

 to those taken in the Andamans, although a shade larger. They 

 varied from 0*76 toO'78 in length and from 0*6 to 0'63 in breadth. 



Mr. J. Inglis, writing of this species in Cachar, says : " The 

 Indian Loriquet is rather common ; it breeds on the hills about 

 April. It is often found sucking honey from a large red flower in 

 March, when as many as four or five can sometimes be killed at a 

 shot. It flies at a great pace, but is not in the least shy." 



Major C. T. Bingham found the nest of this species in Tenas- 

 serim. He writes : " This bird is very common in the Thoungyeen 

 valley. 



" On the 24th February, 1880, a nest-hole of this pretty little 

 Loriquet was pointed out to me by a Karen, in the branch of a 

 large silk-cotton tree (Bombax) on the bank of the Meplay choung 

 below Gratai village. It was on the side of the branch at a height 

 of about 40 feet from the ground, so that it was with a good deal 

 of difficulty I managed to get the three eggs it contained down by 

 the help of a rope ladder I had constructed, which, however, did 

 not work well. 



" The hole was about 1| inch in diameter, and about 6 or 7 

 inches deep, going in obliquely inwards towards the base of the 

 branch. It was imlined, except for a few fragments of chipped 

 wood. The eggs were dull dead white, glossless and rather 

 roundish ; they measure respectivelv 0*68 by 0-59, 0*69 by 0*60, 

 0-68 by 0-61 inch." 



Order STRIGES. 

 Family STEIGID^E. 



Strix javanica, Gmel. The Indian Barn-Owl. 



Strix javanica, De Wurmb., Jerd. B. 2nd. i, p. 117. 



Strix javanica, Gmel., Hume, Rough Draft iV. 8f E. no. 60. 



The Indian Barn-Owl, the representative in India of the 

 European Barn-Owl, Jays (apparently) in Upper India from the 

 middle of February to the middle of June; Mr. R. M. Adam 

 obtained the eggs on the 10th June near Agra ; Mr. Brooks ob- 

 tained them near Eta wah on the 17th of February; and I have 

 obtained them on three occasions in March in Allygurh, near 

 Jeypoor, and near Lucknow. In the Central Provinces they lay 

 from November to Jauuarv. 



