156 Col. H. Meinertzhageii on the [Ibis, 



distrihutod. A second nest found on ll.vi. was one foot 

 from the <j,round, both it und its eggs being simihir to the 

 above. Eacli nest contained three eggs, and in each case 

 the bird was sitting, l^^ggs averageil '75 ])y '6 inch. 



Hippolais pallida. 



//. /'. chritu Lind. 

 Baluchistan birds belong to this pale eastern race. A female 

 was obtained at Quetta on 31. viii. There are also two 

 females in the Quetta JMuseum obtained locally on 12. vi. 

 and 31. viii. 



Hippolais rama Sykes. 



A common summer visitor, but very local as a breeding 

 species, becoming more widely distributed in late July and 

 August. It arrives on its breeding ground during the first 

 few days of April and leaves towards the end of August. 



On 19. vi. I found seven nests at Khushdil, one of which 

 contained four newly-hatched young and the others one, 

 three, or four eggs. The nests were from two to three feet 

 from the ground in thick tamarisk bushes near watei", were 

 made of coarse grasses and fibres, thinly lined with camel- 

 hair, and were deep cups I'D inches deep and 1*8 inches 

 inside diameter from lip to lip. 



The eggs were dull pinky white, with a cluster of grey 

 blotcheSj dark brown and black streaks at the base. The 

 density of the basal markings differed considerably in each 

 clutch. The eggs of one clutch measured '04 by "51 inch, 

 and of another 'Go by "ol inch. 



Marshall found this species breeding in Quetta in the 

 middle of IMay, and there is a clutch in the Museum taken 

 from a garden there in early July. 



The wings of eight specimens obtained vary from 60 to 

 64 mm. The second })rimary was equal to the seventh in 

 five cases, and to the eighth in three cases. 



Hippolais caligata (Licht.). 



Obtained on 2. x. and 4. x., but not otherwise noted. 



