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well plastered over with cobwebs, built in a cluster of forks of a thin dried 

 overhanging bamboo. 



76. Pratincola caprata (608). — Common Pied Bush-Chat. 



Very common. Found several nests. One had young birds at the 

 beginning of April. Two nests contained cockoo's eggs. CuciUus canoi-us 

 or Cuculus canorus haken (Hartert Vogel der palaarktischen, Vol. 2, 

 page 948), 



77. Oreicola ferrea (615). — Dark-grey Bush-Chat. 



Only saw one, the parent bird' of a nest. This was situated under a 

 tuft of short grass on the upper edge of a small path along a grassy slope. 

 The nest contained four fresh eggs, very pale green in colour, sparingly 

 marked at the larger and with rusty brown. Date — 21st April. 



78. Copsychus saularis, (663) — Magpie Robin. 

 Very common. Nests found April. 



79. Merula protomomelcena (679). — Black-busted Ouzel. 



Met with several times. Appeared to be breeding from dissection of 

 specimens obtained. 



80. Uroloncha topela (735a). — Chinese Munia. 



Fairly common. Found two unfinished nests, end of April. 



81. ChrysoTiutris amhiguus (Oustalet) (773a). — The Yunnan Siskin. 



I do not think this bird has been recorded previously from Burmah. I 

 found it fairly common among the pine trees, especially so close to the 

 house 1 was occupying. They were usually seen in small parties, and were 

 conspicuous by their yellow and black plumage as they flew from tree to 

 tree. They appeared to be feeding on the young shoots of the pine trees. 



I was especially fortunate in finding the nest on the day that I first be- 

 came acquainted with the bird. I had shot one in the morning and on 

 returning home, close to the house, I was attracted by a similar bird flying 

 from a pine sapling. On investigation I found the nest. It was well 

 concealed, being built into the pines that clustered at the head of the 

 sapling, which was about six feet high. The nest was composed of 

 dry pine needles, mixed with a little moss roughly bent into a cup 

 shape and lined sparingly with wool and feathers, the whole rather 

 loosely put together, and it came almost to bits on my removing it from its 

 site. The eggs, four in number and quite fresh, were very pale greenish- 

 blue, sparingly spotted with black, chiefly at the larger end, with one or 

 two hair-like streaks. Measurements — "70 x '53, there eggs ; "73 x '65, 

 one egg. 



82. Fasser domesticus (776). — House Sparrow. 

 Common round the village. 



83. Passer cinnamomeus (780). — Cinnamon House Sparrow. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



84. Emieriza pusilla (791).- — Dwarf Bunting. 



Seen up to about middle of April amongst the wild raspberries. Later 

 on they seemed to have migrated 



85. JEnnherita aureola ij'dl). — Yellow-breasted Bunting. 



One specimen obtained on the Ghaut, 12 miles West of Kalaw, elevation 

 about 3,000 feet. 



86. Melophus inelanicterus (803). — Crested Bunting. 



Very common on the open grass land two miles East of Kalaw. 



87. Hirundo smithii (818). — Wire-tailed Swallow. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



88. Hirundo stnolata (820). — Japanese Striated Swallow. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



89. Motacilla oeulans (828). — Streak-eyed Wagtail. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



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