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A third nest found on the 10th June, contained 3 eggs, and 

 differed from those above described in being very massive. It 

 was composed of dead leaves and fern roots and measured about 

 5 inches in exterior diameter with the egg- cup about 2\ inches 

 broad and 2 inches deep. It was placed on some entangled small 

 plants about % feet from the ground. Of these eggs I noted that 

 before being blown the shell was of a ruddy salmon color. 

 The marks are much as in the others described above. 



28.— Stachyrhis nigriceps, Eodgs. (391.) 



See " Nests and Eggs," p. 242. 



29.— Mixornis rubricapilla, Tick. (395.) 



I found a nest on the 2nd June near Pegu with 3 eggs. 

 Failing to snare the bird at once, I left the nest for a short 

 time and on my return found the eggs gone. I am satisfied, 

 however, that the nest belonged to the present species ; for I 

 caught a glimpse of the sitting bird. The nest was built on 

 the top of a stump, well concealed by leafy twigs, except the 

 entrance, which was open to view. It was a ball of grass with 

 the opening at the side. 



28th June. — Nest in a shrub about 10 feet from the ground. 

 A domed structure with an opening at the side 3 high by 2 

 broad. Height of nest about 6 and outside width 4. Made 

 entirely of bamboo leaves and lined sparingly with grass. 

 Eggs 3, white, with hardly any gloss, sparingly spotted with 

 bright reddish brown chiefly at the large end where they form 

 a cap. They measure "68, *65, '66, by *51, *52, "52, respec- 

 tively. 



I have found numerous nests of this species, but always after 

 the young had flown. They appear almost always to be placed 

 in shrubs at heights of 2 to 10 feet from the ground. One 

 nest, however, on which I watched the birds at work, was 

 in a pineapple plant between the stalk of the fruit and one of 

 the leaves, almost on the ground. (N. & E., p. 245.) 



30.— Timalia pileata, Horsf, (396 bis f) 



The nestis placed in the fork of a shrub, very near to, or quite 

 on, the ground, and is surrounded in every case by long grass. 

 A nest found on the 4th July, on m hich the female was sitting 

 closely, contained three eggs slightly incubated. The breeding 

 season seems to be in June and July. 



The nest is made entirely of bamboo leaves and is lined 

 sparingly with flue grass. No other material enters into its 

 composition. It is oval, about 7 inches in height and four 



