486 Mr. H. E. Dresser on rare or 



The bird arrives in Daurialate in May, and is found breeding 

 in the latter half of June. The nest is placed on a shrub, 

 often a Spircea, at a height of from one to five feet from the 

 ground, and five eggs usually make the full clutch, though, 

 in rare cases, four and six have been found. The nest is 

 constructed of dry grass, neatly lined with finer grass and 

 sometimes with horsehair. When fresh the ground-colour 

 of the eggs is rosy red, very seldom pale rusty red, but it 

 soon fades. 



The eggs figured were obtained by Dr. Dybowski in 

 Amoorland. 



(2) Motacilla MAD.ui.\sFATENsis. Large Pied Wagtail. 

 (PI. X. figs. 3, 4.) 



Motacilla madaraspatensis Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 199. 



The eggs of this bird, so far as I know, have never been 

 figured. 



This Wagtail places its nest in a hole in a bank, under a 

 stone, in the woodwork of a bridge, and in other suitable 

 places, but always in the neighbourhood of water. The 

 eggs are usually laid in March, April, or May. The character 

 and materials of the nest are very variable ; it may be a 

 mere depression in the bare earth or a neat shallow structure, 

 formed of fine twigs, grass, roots, wool, feathers, hair, rags, 

 or any soft materials. The eggs, usually four in number, 

 vary greatly in size and shape from a long to a rather broad 

 oval, and in colour from greenish white with greenish-brown 

 markings to earthy white with dingy white markings. In 

 size they average 0*9 by 060 inch. The examples figured 

 are from near Ahmednugger, India, where they were taken 

 by Lieut. Barnes on the 29th of April, 1893. 



(3) Oriolus kundoo. Indian Oriole. (PI. X. rigs. 16, 

 18.) 



Oriolus kundoo Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 227. 



This bird, the representative in the East of our Golden 

 Oriole (O. galbula), breeds from May to August, but chiefly 

 in June and July. Its nest, in form a moderately deep 

 purse or pocket, is hung from the forks of two twigs, and 



