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in suitable localities, but does not ascend the Himalayas to any 

 great height. It is also found in Ceylon. It appears to be absent 

 from the whole of Tenasserim, and the Sittoung river is probably 

 its eastern limit in Burma. 



Habits, &fc. Breeds from February to June according to locality, 

 constructing a very beautiful nest ' of vegetable fibres and roots 

 thickly coated with cobwebs and bits of bark on a branch of a tree. 

 The eggs, usually three in number, are white marked with various 

 shades of purple and brown and measure about -75 by '61. 



Fig. 142. Head of P. ardesiacus 



Genus PLATYLOPHUS, Swains., 1831. 



The genus Platylophvs contains a few species of birds which are 

 characterized by a remarkable crest of long broad feathers several 

 inches in length. One species is found within our limits and 

 others further south. 



