474 A FEW ADDITIONAL NOTES ON 
342.—Myiophoneus horsfieldi, Vig. 
To be found in most of the sholas with streams running 
through them. 
*857.—Turdulus wardi, Jerd. 
I obtained a female on March Ist and a male on the 3rd 
at Pulungi, from thick sholas, about a mile apart. 
*359.—Merula nigropilea, La/r. 
I found this bird at Pulungi, Pittur and Kukal. At the latter 
place it was quite common. Iam sure it was breeding at the time 
- I was there, May, but 1 was unable to find a nest, and owing to 
the sholas there being so full of leeches I could get no help 
from. the villagers. 
360.—Merula simillima, Jerd. 
Very common everywhere in the sholas on the top. They 
commence breeding in the middle of March, and were still 
breeding when I left in the middle of June. 
3607s. —Merula kinnisi? Kel. 
I shot a female at Kukal from the nest, on May 18th. Length, 
9 inches ; expanse, 12 inches ; tail, 3:5 inches. The nest which 
was placed in the fork of a tree about fifteen feet from the ground 
was just like that of M. simillima, the body of mud lined with 
fine grass and outside with some coarse grass and roots wound 
round it, and covered all over with green moss, a strongly built, 
rather shallow cup, 3'5 inches across and 2 inches deep inside, 
5 inches across and 4 inches deep outside. Contained one very 
slightly incubated egg, just like M. simillima, 
On the 3rd June I obtained another nest with the male 
bird at Kodikanal with two fresh eggs. 
*373.—Oreocincla nilghiriensis, Bly. 
A female bird, which is either of this species or of a repre- 
sentative local race, was shot from the nest at Kodikanal, June 
7th ; nest made entirely of green moss lined with fine roots of 
grass, and fern roots mixed up in the foundation, placed in the 
fork of a tree about fifteen feet from the ground. A large 
shallow cup compactly put together 3°75 inches across and 1°75 
inches deep inside, 6 inches across and 38 inches deep outside. 
404.—Pomatorhinus horsfieldi, Jerd. 
I got anest of this bird at Pulungi on March 30th with three 
very hard set, and one fresh egg in ashola on the ground under 
