838 Mr. H. E. Dresser on some 



birds. They are pale uniform blue, rather paler and clearer 

 than those of Ruticilla jjhoenicurus, and measure 080 by 

 0-60 and 076 by 059 inch. 



(One nest was in a hole in an old wall, but others were 

 found in holes in the sides of clay nullahs. The materials 

 were grass and moss, thickly lined with feathers. The 

 stomach contained grass and small insects, and the iris was 

 light brown. The local name of this bird is I-tak-tak.) 



Leptopo3Cile sophle Severtz. Severtzoff's Warbler. 

 Dresser, Man. Palsearct. B. p. 90. 



One clutch of four eggs, which were unfortunately in- 

 cubated and therefore not blown, was sent, with one specimen 

 of the parent bird. The eggs are very like those of Phyllo- 

 scopus in general character, and are white, finely dotted with 

 deep red, chiefly round the larger end; they measure from 

 0-60 by 0-44 to 0-62 by 0'46 inch. 



(The nest, which was placed in a low bush in the jungle, 

 was domed, with the opening on one side, rather below the 

 middle. It was constructed of moss, wool, and hair, profusely 

 lined with various sorts of feathers, and measured about 

 6x4 inches ; it was taken near Gyantse on the 25th of May, 

 1905. The female sent had the iris red, and the stomach 

 contained small insects and seeds. The call-note was a sort 

 of thin cheep, cheep. The local name of the bird is Chi-clmng 

 tehtok, meaning the small bird the size of a thumb.) 



Dr. Hartcrt, who has examined the bird, refers it to the 

 subspecies Leptopcecile sophia henrici Oustalet. 



Phylloscopus affinis (Tickell). Tickelfs "Willow- 

 Warbler. 



Dresser, Man. Palsearct. B. p. 99. 



One clutch of three eggs was taken with the parent bird near 

 Gyantse on the 16th of June, 1905 ; they are white, finely 

 dotted with red round the larger end, and are exactly like 

 those of Lusciniola indica figured in 'The Ibis' for 1903, 

 pi. x. figs. 14 & 16; they measure 0-60 by 0*44, 061 by 

 0"44, and 062 by 0-47 inch respectively. 



(The nest was placed in low scrub near the ground; it 



