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463. Prima flaviventris. — The Yellow-bellied Wren-Warbler. 

 Common among the bushes around the Tanaungdaing and Talokmyo jheels. 

 Nests taken in June and July always within 3 feet of the ground. 

 456. Prinia inornata.— The Indian Wren- Warbler. 

 Very common. Eggs during the rains. 



468. Prinia blanfordi. — The Burmese Wren-Warbler. 

 I found the eggs of this species on an island in the river on the 18th of 

 August, but from the many old nests I found should say the principal breeding 

 time here was in June. 



V. -Family Lamia" as. 

 474. Lanius collurioides. — The Burmese Shrike. 

 Local name " Honget beloo." 



Common in Myingyan all the year round, although it leaves gardens and 

 compounds for quieter jungle and is not so plentiful during May and June, 

 when I fancy it is breeding. I have not found any nests however. Captain 

 Harington found this bird breeding in the Southern Shan States. 

 475. Lanius nigriceps. — The Black-headed Shrike. 

 I have seen only one bird of this species in the district so think it must be 

 rare. I procured it in the Tanaungdaing jheel on the 24th December. 

 481. Lanius cristatus. — The Brown Shrike. 

 Is a cold-weather visitor to these parts. It. is found all over the district then. 



484. Hemipus picatus. — The Black-backed Pied Shrike. 

 Not uncommon on Popa. The breeding season appears to be April. The 

 birds are not shy and give away their nests by sitting close. I found two nests, 

 but the birds deserted one before laying, although I did not touch it. The 

 other contained three eggs and was placed on the fork of a leafless branch, in 

 forest, about 15 feet from the ground. 



488. Tephrodornis pondicerianus. — The Common Wood-Shrike. 

 Common. Breeds from March to July. This bird appears to prefer the 

 open stunted tree jungle. 



491. Pericrocotus fralerculus. — The Burmese Scarlet Minivet. 

 Either this or P. speciosus occurs on Popa, but I did not shoot the birds I 

 saw, as I could not have preserved them at the time. 



500. Pericrocotus peregrinus. — The Small Minivet. 

 Occurs throughout the district in the more thickly wooded parts. 



502. Pericrocotus allifrons. — Jerdon's Minivet. 

 This bird is common. I have not noticed it on Popa. The female is greyer 

 than the male, but has dashes of orange on the rump like him but none on the 

 breasc. The nest, which is very difficult to detect, is a tiny cup stuck in 

 the fork, or on the top of a horizontal branch of a low bush from 4 to 10 

 feet off the ground. Three is the number of eggs I found in a nest. They 

 were pale green marked with little longitudinal dashes of brown. One nest 

 was found on the 17th August and another at the beginning of May, both 

 with eggs. 



