102 Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker on the 



instance the nest was placed within two feet of the ground, 

 and was a domed structure not unlike that of Ochromela nigro- 

 rufa, but, in addition to the exterior frame of woven eorul 

 leaves, there was a lining of very fine roots. Both nests 

 contained a couple of eggs, one pair being slightly incubated. 

 The bird builds at rather high elevations, viz. from 2000 feet 

 to the summit of the hills, and prefers the outskirts of the 

 forests, unlike A. phceocephala, which always builds far in. 

 The breeding-season is from March to May. The eggs are 

 white, sparingly spotted with purplish brown over most of the 

 surface, but at the top the spots form a zone. 



"Size 0-75" by 0-52"." 



Mr. Bourdillon has kindly given me an egg of this species, 

 which is now in my collection. It is of the same type as 

 that of R. atriceps and agrees well with Mr. Bourdillon's 

 description. The ground is white, but not very pure, and 

 the markings consist of small blotches, freckles, and spots 

 of light purplish brown, here and there with a reddish tinge 

 in them. These markings are scattered all over the egg, 

 but are more numerous at the larger end, especially so in 

 the case of a zone. There are a few secondary marks of pale 

 purple-grey. 



The egg is a rather long, blunt oval, very little compressed 

 towards the smaller end. 



It measures '76" by -52". 



85. SCHCENIPARUS RUFIGULARIS. 



Blanford, F. B. Ind. i. p. 170. 



The Red-throated Tit-Babbler is fairly common from the 

 level of the plains, i. e. some 500-700 feet, up to about 

 3000 feet or perhaps higher, throughout the foot-hills of the 

 Himalayas, north and south of Assam. 



Throughout this range it appears to breed at all heights, 

 but so far the nest has only been taken by Dr. Coltart and 

 myself or our collectors. 



The nest is like that of Schceniparus mandellii described by 

 me on pp. 60-62 of ' The Ibis ' for 1895. In shape it is a 

 rather pointed oval, like an egg set up slanting on its larger 



