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prongs of the fork so as regularly to suspend the nest 

 like an Oriole's ; there was a regular lining, distinct from the 

 body of the nest, composed of fiae long yellowish grass stems, 

 and a little cobweb was spread here and there over the branches 

 of the fork and the outside of the nest. The eggs are rather 

 long ovals, smaller at one end, aud fairly glossy ; they mea- 

 sure, 1-0 by 07, aud 097 by 0*7. The ground colour is pure 

 pinkish white, abundantly speckled and finely spotted with 

 reddish purple ; the spots closely crowded together at the large 

 end, but not confluent, forming in one egg a broadish zone, 

 and in the other a cap ; in the latter egg there are a few faint 

 underlying stains of purplish inky at the large end. 



448. — Hemixus flavala, Hodgs. 



Male, Bhimphedi, December. — Length, 8'5 ; expanse, 1 1 "35 ; 

 wing, 3*85 ; tail, 3'55 ; tarsus, 0*7 ; bill from gape, 0'95 ; 

 bill at front, 0*67 ; closed wings short of tail, 3*1. 



Bill black ; irides dark reddish brown ; feet dusky. 



This species was only observed about Bhimphedi in winter ; 

 the birds were generally solitary and perched on the branches 

 of small bare trees. 



451. — Criniger flaveolus, Gould. 



Two males, December. — Length, 8'8 and 9'1 ; expanse, 13'0 ; 

 wing, 4-15 and 4*2 ; tail, 3*9 and 4*0 ; tarsus, 0-8 and 0-85 ; bill 

 from gape, 0' 95 and I'O ; bill at front, 0'65 and 0*7 ; closed 

 wings short of tail, 2 '25 and 2 "4. 



Bill greyish blue horny ; gape whitish fleshy ; irides red 

 brown ; feet livid fleshy. 



This Bulbul was common in December from Nimboatar to 

 Bichiakoh ; it was gregarious, associating in parties, frequented 

 bushes and trees, and had the usual habits of Bulbuls. As far 

 as I observed it seemed, in winter, to occupy a station inter- 

 mediate between that of Hemixus flavala aud Rubigula flavi- 

 ventris ; the former having been found higher up near Bhim- 

 phedi, and the latter lower down in the Si,l forest, between 

 Bichiakoh and Semrabasa. 



456.— Rubigula flaviventris, Tick. 



Male, December. — Length, 7*7 ; expanse, 11"3 ; wino-, 3*6 ; 

 tail, 3-5 ; tarsus, 0*6 ; bill from gape, 0*75 ; bill at front, 0*5 , 

 closed wings short of tail, 2"15. 



Bill black ; irides pale yellowish ; feet brownish black. 



I found this Bulbul fairly common in the Sal forest below 

 Bichiakoh in winter. It was as often observed in parties as 



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