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coloured, &c, like the last. There were no cobwebs used to coat 

 this nest exteriorly, the egg carity of which measured 3£ in 

 diameter and If in depth. There was a nest of L. nigriceps too on 

 this same Plum tree, the owners of which had been driven 

 away by the King Crows, and had left one addled egg behind. 

 The distance between^the two nests was about four feet.'" 



282.— Chaptia senea, Vieill. 



1st March 1878, Male.— Length, 9*66; expanse, 14-20 ; 

 wing, 4*75; tail from vent, 4*85; tarsus, 0*58; bill from 

 gape, 1*0; bill at front, 050 ; closed wings fall short of end of 

 tail, 2-56. 



2£th April, Female. — Length, 9*10; expanse, 14*0; wing, 

 4*58; tail from vent, 4*75 ; tarsus, 0*58; bill from gape, 1*0; 

 bill at front, 0*56 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 2*56 ; 

 weight, 0*87 oz. Ovaries very minute. 



17^A May, Young. — Length, 8*92; expanse, 12*75; wing, 

 4*25; tail from vent, 4*36; tarsus, 0*60 ; bill from gape, 1*0; 

 bill at front, 0*65 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 2*50 ; weight, 0*87 oz. Irides dark brown ; bill and legs black. 

 Shot while being fed by parent bird. 



SlhJune, Female. — Length, 9*25 ; expanse, 14*25 ; wing, 4*66 ; 

 tail from vent, 4*58; tarsus, 0*58; bill from gape, 1*06; 

 bill at front, 0*70; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 2*33 ; weight, 1 oz. Bill and legs black ; irides dark red brown ; 

 mouth, inside blackish ; ovaries minute. 



Rather common. Generally to be found perching on the 

 dead branches of high trees overlooking water, especially 

 wherever there is a dense undergrowth of jungle. On the 

 1st June 1878, I secured a nest with three fresh eggs ; it was 

 built on a slender twig on the outer side of a Mangoe tree which 

 was standing near a ryot's house, and was about fifteen feet off 

 the ground. External diameter, 3^ inches; depth, 2 inches; 

 internal diameter, 2 J inches ; depth, 1^ inches. Saucer shaped, 

 the outside consisted of plantain leaves torn up into slips, all 

 of which were firmly bound together by fibres of the plantain 

 leaf and jute, which were wound round the twigs and secured 

 the nest. Inside lining was made of very fine pieces of 

 " Sun" grass; the pair were very pugnacious, attacking any 

 birds coming near their nest. These birds have a clear mellow 

 ringing whistle. 



287.— Artamus fuscus, Vieill. 



8th December 187 '7, Female. — Length, 675; expanse, 14*5; 

 wing, 5*16 ; tail from vent, 2*5 ; tarsus, 0*58 ; bill from gape, 

 0*92; bill at front, 0'66; closed wings equal end of tail. 



