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ovals, white spotted rather sparingly and chiefly at the larger end with 

 dark bay spots and specks. They measure '15"X'$4:" and -74"X'52", 

 respectively. 



Two appear to be the full complement of eggs for this species, as I 

 waited two days after finding the nest, but no more eggs were laid. 

 3 (672). Meeula albicincta. — The White-collared Ouzel. 



No account of the nidification of this ouzel seems to be on record, 

 and all that wo know of the eggs is from. Hume's description of two 

 specimens brought from Native Sikhim in June. 



This fine ouzel is fairly common in the karshu oak zone from 

 8,000 to 10,000 feet where its fine mellow-noted song may be heard 

 daily in the spring. I found two nests near Deoban at about 9,000 feet 

 elevation on May 23rd and 24th. The first containing four fresh eggs 

 was placed in a dense bushy " karshu" oak tree about 10 feet from the 

 ground, and the second with three slightly set eggs was on the ground 

 at the root of an old stump in oak forest. The nests were massive 

 structures, made of moss and lined with fine grass not unlike those of 

 the missel-thrush. The eggs are very pale blue, mottled all over with 

 reddish-brown and with some inconspicuous pale grey markings as 

 well. 



They measured as follows :— 



Largest egg 1-20" X '85" 



Smallest egg T14" X '84" 



Average of five eggs 1*1 6" X *85" 



4 (881). Motacilla maderaspatensis.— The Large Pied Wag- tail. 



Hume in his " Nests and Eggs " says that this wag-tail does not, he 

 believes, ascend the Himalayas above 3,000 feet. It may therefore 

 be of interest to record in this connection that I found a pair breeding 

 at about 5,000 feet elevation near the head of the Rama Serai Valley. 

 The nest was built between the roof timbers of a small wooden 

 temple in a field, and contained four fresh eggs. 



5 (653). Tarsiger chrys^us. — The Golden Bush-robin. 



This pretty little bird is fairly common, but only at high elevations 

 of from 10,000 to 12,000 feet in the birch and rhododendron scrub, 

 where it breeds. It is very shy and difficult to observe, and keeps 

 chiefly to the dense patches of rhododendron. I found one nest only 

 at about 12,000 feet on June 3rd, placed in a hole in the ground at 



