MAY. 109 



quaker thrush, white-browed bush bulbuls, and peafowl commence pairing 

 and building 1 . 



In the ANDAMANS and NICOBARS, the black-naped ternlet is laying 1 , 

 and the sea terns and gulls begin to congregate for breeding- purposes on 

 the rocky islands in the Indian ocean and Persian gulf. The island of 

 Astolah is well known as a breeding place. 



