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motes oit t&e Stbificattorc of some lunnese §tvbs, II, 



By Eugene W. Oates, 0. E. 



In a previous number of this Journal (V., p. 14), I have 

 recorded notes on the eggs and nests of such birds as I had 

 found nidificating in Burmah. The notes of a field natura- 

 list accumulate so rapidly that they are liable in many cases 

 to be overlooked after the lapse of time, or to form such an 

 entangled mass of materials as to prevent him from ever re- 

 perusing them with satisfaction. I, therefore, hasten to ab- 

 stract iuto a concise form such further information, concern- 

 ing the breeding of birds, as is contained in my note books. 



Before proceeding with the nests and eggs of those birds 

 not before mentioned by me, I wish to add a few remarks re- 

 lative to some birds, concerning which my information was 

 meagre at the time the previous paper was written. 



3. — Butastur liventer, Tern. (48 ter.) 



March 31si, Pegu. — Nest with two fresh eggs in a medium- 

 sized tree. The eggs are rather smaller than those I took be- 

 fore, measuring 173 and 1*75 by T45 in breadth. Color as 

 before. (S. E., V., p. 142.) 



9.— Coracias affinis, McChll. (124.) 



I was able to record the finding of young birds only in my 

 previous notes. This year, 1878, I have taken numerous eggs. 



The eggs, four or five in number, are laid on the bare wood 

 at the bottom of large natural hollows in decayed branches 

 of large trees. The holes selected are geuerally not less than 

 20 feet from the ground. The shell is pure white and ex- 

 cessively glossy. My eggs were taken from the 26th March 

 to the 2nd April, and were in all cases either fresh or only 

 slightly incubated. In size they vary from 1*45 to 1'26 in 

 leno-th, and from 1*13 to 1*07 in breadth. The average of 12 

 eggs is 1-37 by 1-09. (S. F., V., p. 143.) 



15.— Xantholsema heemacephala, Mull. (194.) 



Here again I was able to record the finding of young birds 

 only. This year I took several clutches of eggs from the 6th 

 March to the 5th April. (S. E., V., p. 144.) 



20. — Arachnechthra fiammaxillaris, Bl. (234 ter.) 



This bird appears to breed twice a year, if not oftener. I 

 had found numerous nests in July and August, but this year 



