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frequently liung on to tlie reeds, upside down reminding one 

 of the Bearded Tit. 



The nest found on August 3rd was not completed, and 

 was made entirely of dead reeds and bamboo-leaves, bound 

 together by cobwebs and vegetable silk. It was small and 

 had a deep cup. 



Stachyridopsis sinensis. 



Stachi/ridojjsis sinensis O. -Grant, Ibis, 1907, p. 184. 



Mr. J. C. Kershaw obtained an example of this species 

 at Lok Yum, near Howlik, on April 11th, 1907, where in 

 company with another it was threading its way quickly 

 through the undergrowth. This specimen was a male with 

 well-developed testes. Subsequently on May 1st, 1907, 

 Mr. Kershaw saw a party of half a dozen of these birds 

 near Howlik and shot one, but failed to pick it up among 

 the thick undergrowth. 



Alcippe hueti. 



Alcijjpe nipalensis (Hodgs.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. INI. v. p. 620 

 Pt. 



This bird appears to be resident in Howlik Forest; it 

 is very noisy, with several loud notes, one of which resembles 

 a Tit's trill. In habits it rather resembles a Tailor-bird. 



In the winter these birds go about in little parties, but 

 by May they are paired, and nesting begins about the second 

 week of that month. 



A nest found on May 27th contained three fresh eggs ; it 

 was slung from the underside of a frond of fern on one side, 

 and from some bamboo-grass on the other, and it was made 

 of dead leaves and reed-blades, bound together with the 

 black stems of bracken. The egg will be figured on Plate V. 

 fig. 2 of the April number. 



The nest was marvellously well concealed and very hard 

 to find. It was discovered by Mr. J. C. Kershaw. 



LlOTHRIX LUTEA. 



This bird was seen by Mr. J. C. Kershaw at Lo Fu Shan, 

 about twenty miles from Canton, and it has been observed 



