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pit on the 4th January. The abnormal failure of the rains in these provinces 

 explains the visit of birds which, as far as I can learn, have never been observed 

 in this neighbourhood before. 



ARUNDEL BEGBIE, Major. 

 C.wv.Ni'OUE. Qth January 1906. 



No. XXXII— THE GREEN THRUSH {COCHOA VIR1DIS) 

 BREEDING IN BURMA. 



At the beginning of June 1905 (I have not the exact date with me) I found 

 a nest, and obtained the old bird of Cochoa viridis (the Green Thrush). The 

 nest was a large cup of moss, and contained three fresh eggs. It was obtained 

 in evergreen jungle on Thandaung, in the Toungoo District, Lower Burma, at 

 an elevation of about 4,000 feet. 



J. C. HOP WOOD. 

 Kindat, Upper Burma, 



March 1906. 



No. XXXIII —THE FALCATED TEAL (EUNETTA FALC'ATA) 

 IN UPPER BURMA. 



I recently saw a male of Eunetta falcata, shot by Mr. C. Elliot, Military 

 Police, on the Upper Chindwin. The falcate tertiaries were very apparent 

 but the crest was inconspicuous. As far as I remember, it was one of the two- 

 ducks which flew over Mr. Elliot whilst we were shooting on a small marsh. 

 The other one was not bagged. 



J. C. HOPWOOD. 

 Kindat, Upper Burma, 



March 190G. 



No. XXXIV— ALBINISM IN THE MALAY SPOTTED DOTE 

 (TURTUll T1GRINUS) NEAR KINDAT, UPPER CHINDWIN. 



I recently saw a specimen of a dove which I have no doubt was Turtur 

 tigrinus, showing a very strong tendency towards albinism. When flying with 

 other ordinary coloured doves, it looked quite white ; but when examined 

 through a glass, it was of a sort of pale whitish dun, rather darker on the- 

 •wings. 'i he villagers said they had seen it several times and that it was a 

 wild bird. 



J. C. EOPWOOD. 

 Kisdat, Upper Burma, 

 March 1906. 



No. XXXV— THE VARIATION IN THE COLOUR OF THE EGGS 

 OF THE DARK GREY BUSH CHAT (OREICOLA FERREA). 



I lately received an interesting letter from Mr. S. L. "Whymper, asking 

 whether I had not made a mistake in the identification of some eggs which I 

 bad sent him as belonging to the above species, as they were totally unlike the 

 eggs he had taken himself in India, and were very like those of 0. Jerdoni he 



