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have been taken from a clump of aloes about two feet from 

 the ground. It was wedged in amongst the bases of the 

 leaves and quite hidden by the tufts of grass which grew 

 round the plants. 



The nests were taken on May 8th, 1901, May 18th, 1903, 

 and June 4th, 1901. The eggs in the last case were quite fresh. 



78. PoMATORHINUS NUCHALIS. 



Harrington, B. N. H. S. J. xv. p. 519; Blanford, F. B. 

 Ind. i. p. 117. 



The only record of this bird's breeding is that of Captain 

 Harrington, loc. cit. : — " On the 6th of May, 1902, at 

 Lorlem, S. Shan States, I found a Scimitar-Babbler's nest 

 containing three eggs. The bird unfortunately escaped, and 

 deserted the nest, not coming back the next day. On a 

 subsequent visit to Lorlem I managed to shoot a Pomato- 

 rhinus within a quarter of a mile of the same spot. I 

 forwarded the skin to E. C. Stuart Baker, who kindly 

 identified it for me as P. nuchalis. As it is highly improbable 

 that either P. schisticeps or P. olivaceus inhabit the same 

 jungle, I think it is safe to record the nesting as that of 

 P. nuchalis. The nest was cup-shaped, composed of grass- 

 and leaf-stems, and placed in a bush about two feet from the 

 ground. The eggs, three in number (incubated), were glossy 

 white and measure about 1" by •72".'" 



All that can be said about these eggs is that they were 

 probably those of P. nuchalis, but I have found P. schisticeps, 

 P. ferruainosus, and others all breeding within a radius of 

 a hundred yards, so that no actual certainty can exist about 

 them. 



79. PoMATOBHINUS AUSTENI. 



Blanford, F. B. Ind. i. p. 123 ; Stuart Baker, B. N. H. 

 S. J. xiii. p. 402. 

 I recorded in the journal cited above the first nest I 

 ever took of this bird. It was composed of very coarse 

 grass- stems, roots, and bents, lined with finer and darker- 

 coloured materials of the same kind, and covered all 

 over outside with a mass of dead yellow bamboo-leaves, 



