394 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



Since sending the above notes last month on the habits of this swift, 

 I have been fortunate in obtaining a considerable number of their eggs. 

 Although the birds roost in trees at times in large colonies, I have not 

 found more than 2 pairs breeding in one tree, in most cases only one pair of 

 birds breeds and occupy a tree during the breeding season. I have found 

 as many as 5 eggs in a clutch but 3 or 4 seem to be the usual number. 



The white -rumped Spine-tail {^Chcetura sylvatica) also breeds on the 

 Travancore hills in open forest at elevations of about 2,000 feet. It 

 hawks about during the day in parties of about a dozen birds, but does 

 jiot breed in colonies. The nest is made of vegetable fibre, strongly 

 attached to the inside of a hollow tree with saliva. The eggs are white 

 and glossy, and are usually 4 in number, the average size of 15 eggs 

 is -64" X -40". 



J. STEWART. 



Kalthukixty P.O., Tkavancoke, 

 IQth April 1913. 



No. XIII.— EGGS OF THE MALAY EAGLE OWL, HURUA 

 ORIENTALIS (Mobsf). 



As the eggs of this species are seldom seen in authentic cabinets, it may, 

 perhaps, be as well to give a short description, etc., of two clutches, which 

 were generously presented to me the other day by Mr. E. C. Stuart-Baker, 



F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



The eggs in question were taken on the 24th and 26th January 1912 in a 

 range of hills, about 16 miles inland from Perak, Federated Malay States. 



The normal number in a clutch appears to be 2. 



The colour is, of course, spotless white. The shape of one of the clutches 

 of eggs is a broad oval, verging almost into spherical, slightly pointed to- 

 wards the small end. The shape of the other clutch is a longish oval, 

 slightly pointed towards one end. 



The shells exhibit little gloss. The texture is rough, and several white 

 pimply lumps are scattered here and there over the large ends of the 

 specimens. They measure : 



(a) 2-1" X 1-7" 

 1st clutch. 



(^>) 2-11" X 1-75" 



(c) 2-25" X 1-7" 

 2nd clutch. 



(d) 2 -22" X 1-67" 



Average mersurements of 4 eggs=2'17"x 1'7". 



P. T. L. DODSWORTH, 



Simla, 2lst Mmj 1913. 



F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



No. XIV.— TAKING OF THE NEST OF THE CINEREOUS VULTURE. 



Last year I received a request from a gentleman, who is an enthusiastic 

 egg collector, to obtain for him, if possible, one or more eggs of the Cine- 

 reous Vulture {Vultur monachus) . Major Marshall, Royal Garrison Artillery, 

 who was then still quartered in Quetta, kindly gave me the name of a 

 Pathan, whose home is in the Urak Valley, who would be able to show me 

 nests of this vulture. Apparently this is the only part within Indian limits 

 where this species is known with certainty to breed, and specimens of the 

 eggs were obtained by Major Marshall last year. On March 31st the 

 Pathan, Haji Nur Mahommed, came and brought me news that he had 

 found a vulture's nest with an egg in it. I accordingly went to Urak and 



