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Both sexes incubate the eggs, for one was seen to go to a 

 nest, peck the individual in occupation, and having turned it 

 off, to settle down on the eggs itself. Also eggs are laid at 

 times in nests not finished, and the bird has, whilst sitting, 

 been observed to be smoothing the edge of the nest, but as 

 this was late in the season perhaps haste was necessary and 

 ego's were laid before the nest was completed for that reason. 



The first clutch usually contains four eggs, the second 

 not. more than three and often only two. 



The bird was last seen on August 19th at Howlik. The 

 latest eggs were taken on July 7tli. 



Eggs vary in length from -99 to -86 and in breadth from 

 •73 to "66, and average *94' x -70. An example will be 

 figured on Plate V. fig. 11 of the April number. 



Pericrocotus speciosus. 



On January 1st, 1906, at Fu Wau, about ten miles from 

 Sam-shui, a single bird of this species was seen amongst 

 some pine-trees. A fortnight later, at the foot of the hill 

 at Howlik, a party of these birds was noticed accompanied 

 by one male Pericrocotus hrevirostris. Three Pericrocotus 

 speciosus and the specimen of Pericrocotus hrevirostris were 

 obtained. 



On February 8th, 1906, in the British Yamcn, in the 

 heart of Canton City, one of these birds was seen. 



This Minivet does not shew the same partiality for the 

 tree-tops as Pericrocotus yriseigularis, and two wei'e shot less 

 than ten feet from the ground. They are very restless 

 birds, hovering for a moment before a leaf or a berry ; 

 they pick off from it their insect prey, then fly to a branch 

 from which they again dart off" in further search of food. 

 The crops of those examined were full of insect-remains, 

 beetles, grasshoppers, &c. 



None of the birds observed on the West River uttered 

 any note. 



Pericrocotus brevirostris. 



A male of this handsome Minivet was obtained from 

 among a flock of female P. speciosus, as has just been 



