282 On rare or unfigured Eggs of Palaarctic Birds. 



Podagij in Baluchistan, on the 26th of April, 1901, and arc 

 in my own collection. According to Mr. Oates { ( Nests aud 

 Eggs of Indian Birds,' 2nd ed. i. p. 177), the nest of this 

 species is usually placed in dense and thorny bushes, at 

 heights of from four to six feet from the ground. "The nests 

 are usually composed of very fine dry twigs of some her- 

 baceous plant, intermingled with vegetable fibre resembling 

 tow, and scantily lined with very fine grass-roots. They are 

 rather slender structures, shallow cups, measuring internally 

 from 2^ to 3 inches in diameter, and a little more than 

 1 inch in depth." Three appears to be the full complement 

 of eggs, and the average size of twenty-three eggs was 

 0-83 (barely) by 064 inch. 



(3) Hypsipetes amaurotis. Brown-eared Bulbul. (PI. 

 VII. figs. 6, 8.) 



Hypsipetes amaurotis Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 226. 



The two eggs figured are in my own collection ; they were 

 taken at Sagami, in Japan, on the 28th of May, 1898, the nest 

 being placed in a cherry-tree about 20 feet from the ground. 

 The nest of this Bulbul is constructed of twigs, moss, and 

 coarse roots, lined with line roots, the usual number of eggs 

 being four. 



(4) Falco altaicus. Altai Gyrfalcon. (PI. VII. fig. 7.) 

 Falco altaicus Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 542. 



So far as I can ascertain, the specimen now figured is the 

 only authentic example known of the egg of this Falcon. 

 It was received from Mr. Zarudny, who informed me that 

 it was procured in the Altai Mountains along with the 

 parent bird, but gave me no particulars respecting the nest. 

 The egg measures 2*16 by 1'67 inch. 



(5) PHASIANUS SC1NTILLANS. (PI. VII. fig. 2.) 



Phasianus scintil/ans Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 667. 



The egg now figured is one of two sent to me by Prof. Isao 

 Ijima, of Tokio, who informed me that they were obtained 

 at Kozugo, Japan, in May 1892. He assured me that 

 they were carefully identified, but gave me no particulars 

 respecting the nest. 



