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My eggs average '71 in. by '54, and vary between '68 by 

 "74 iu length and between "52 and '57 in breadth. 



99. Cryptolopha affinis. 

 Oates, F. B. Ind. i. p. 422. 



I have seen but one nest and eggs of this little Warbler, 

 which I owe to the generosity of Dr. Coltart. The nest was 

 one brought in to him by Nagas from the foot-hills above 

 Margherita jnst outside the borders of the extreme east of 

 Assam. It was of the usual type of Fly catcher- Warbler's 

 nests — that is to say, it was made of moss and very thickly 

 lined with Bombax-cotton. It was, of course, globular in 

 shape, and had an entrance high up on one side, and 

 measured, roughly speaking, about six inches high by four 

 inches broad. 



The eggs were five in number, and were, as might be 

 expected, pure white, less glossy than those of C. polio genys or 

 ('. burkii, more so than those of ('. xanthoschista or C. jerdoni. 

 The texture is close and very fine, and the shell is stout. In 

 shape they are broad ovals and very little compressed towards 

 the larger end. They vary in length between '58 and '59 in. 

 and in breadth between *48 and *49 in. The nest was taken 

 on the 14th of April, 1903. 



The Allied Flycatcher- Warbler is very common in Lakh- 

 impur and Eastern Assam as far as Cachar and Sylhet 

 in the cold weather; but I failed to find it breeding even on 

 the highest ranges of the North Cachar Hills, and the 

 majority of the birds, at least, must go some way off to 

 breed. 



100. Cryptolopha castaneiceps. 

 Oates, F. B. Ind. i. p. 427. 



Hodgson's description of the nest of this little bird would 

 agree well with those that I have taken except in one point, 

 and that is that I have never seen any stems used in its 

 construction and very seldom any lichen. 



The nest may be placed either on the ground itself, in 

 amongst the roots of some tree, or from two to four feet 

 from the ground in bamboo-clumps, masses of erecpers, or 



