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475. — Lanius niqriceps. 



1 



2 



594. — Niltava sundara. 



1 -99 x -68 20-4-06 



379. — Orthotomus sutorius. 



1 '94 x -65 24-4-06 



466. — Prinia inornata. 



1 -90 x -66 12-7-06 



142. — Pellorneum mandelUi. 



1 -85 x '69 10-6-06 



235. — LiotJirix luteus. 



1 1-04 x *75 15-6-06 



372. — Tribura luteiventris. 



1 -96 x '71 25-6-06 



130. — Pomatorhinus maclellandi. 



1 1-0 x -66 9-6-06 



From this it is seen that the tiny Fan-tail Warbler, Cisticola cur- 

 sitans, is the favourite -foster-parent, and the others range thus : — 



Cisticola cursitans ... ... ... . ... ... 20 



The Eufous Fan-tail Warbler. 



Anihus striolatus and rufulus ... ... ... ... ... 13 



Blyth's Pipit and the Indian Pipit. 



Suya hhasiana and cringera ... ... ... ... ... 9 



Austen's Hill Warbler and the Brown Hill Warbler. 



Pomatorhinus maclellandi and phayrii .-. 3 



Maclelland's and Phayre's Scimitar Babler. 



Lanius nigriceps ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 



The Black-headed Shrike. Liothrix luteus. The Bed-billed Hill Tit. 



Orthotomus sutorius. The Tailor bird. Prinia inornata. Common 



Wren Warbler. Pellorneum mandelUi. Mandelli's Tit Babbler. 



Tribura luteiventris. The Brown Bush Warbler. Each one egg. 



Of course the little Fan-tail swarms in these Hills and their nests 



may he found in every patch of suitable grass land, which is no doubt, 



in part, the reason why the Cuckoo selects its nest, but anything more 



curious than the sight of one of these tiny nests containing a huge 



Cuckoo's egg on the top of two or three of the Warbler's own tiny 



productions is hard to imagine. 



On one occasion I found two eggs in such a nest, leaving practically 

 no room for the Warbler to get in and out. Of course when 

 the young Cuckoo is hatched, he first turns out the eggs of 

 his adopted parents or their children, if these are already hatched, 



