unfigured Eggs of Palmar ct'ic Birds. 489 



This bird breeds in Japan, and places its nest, which 

 resembles that of T. paradisi, in the fork of a tree from 

 eight to,, twelve feet above the ground. It is constructed of 

 dry grass, strips of bark, and moss, interwoven with lichen 

 or spiders' webs, and is lined with fine moss-roots. The 

 eggs, four or five in number, are slightly larger and paler 

 than those of T. paradisi, and the red dots are rather 

 darker. 



The two eggs figured are from a clutch of four, taken 

 at Fuji, Japan, on the 4th of July. Those in my collection 

 measure about 086 by - 58 inch. 



(9) Pericrocotus cinereus. Ashy Minivet. (PI. X. 

 figs. 13, 15.) 



Pericrocotus cinereus Dresser, Man. Pal. B. p. 263. 



This Minivet breeds in Eastern Siberia, Corea, and Japan ; 

 in the last country at about 2000 feet above sea-level. The 

 nest is placed in a pear, maple, or other suitable tree, from 

 ten to twenty feet above the ground, often quite at the end 

 of a slender branch. Five or six eggs are laid from May 

 to July. 



The two eggs of this bird now figured were taken at Fuji, 

 Japan, on the 12th of May, the clutch consisting of five eggs, 

 which measure about 0*84 by 063 inch. 



In conclusion, I may remark that all the eggs figured are 

 in my own collection. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 



Eggs of 



Figs. 1, 2. Lusciniola aedon, p. 485. 



„ 3, 4. Motacilla madaraspatensisj p. 486. 



„ 5, 6. Cyanoptila cyanomelcena, p. 487. 



„ 7, 8. Lanius vittatus, p. 488. 



„ 9, 10. Terpsiphone paradisi, p. 488. 



„ 11,12. Terpsiphone princeps, p. 488. 



„ 13, 15. Pericrocotus cinereus, p. 489. 



„ 14, 17. Orio/as indieus, p. 487. 



„ 16, 18. Oriolus kundoo, p. 486. 



