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(d) 16th April.— Four young, just hatched. Nest in small natural 



crevice of Cedrus deodar a ; height from ground 4 feet. Elevation 

 6,000 feet. 



(e) 20£/j April.— Three young, partially fledged ; nest in hole of small 



tree ; elevation 6,500 feet. 



(/) 22nd April. — Nest containing five hard set eggs placed in crevice 

 of Rhododendron tree and composed of feathers ; height from 

 ground 29 feet. Elevation 7,000 feet. 



(a) 27th April.— Two nests to-day each containing four young ; heights 

 of nests from ground 4-4-| feet. Elevation 6,500 feet. 



(h) 29th April. — Nest containing four hard set eggs placed in hole of 

 Cedrus deodara : height from ground 4 feet. Elevation about 

 6 800 feet. The hole was lined with feathers, and the eggs were 

 on the point of being hatched. The hen allowed herself to be 

 caught in the nest. When approaching the tree my foot slipped, 

 and I made a good deal of noise, but in spite of this, the bird 

 did not fly off. 



(i) 3rd May. — Two eggs slightly incubated this year (1910) from nest 

 (b). While the eggs were being removed, both birds became 

 oreatly agitated, and would frequently creep down the trunk, 

 have a peep at what was going on, and then fly off again. 

 As soon as the eggs were removed, one of the birds disappeared 

 into the hole, and did not come out of it as long as we were 

 there — quite half an hour or so. 



(j) 9th .May.— Nest in small Rhododendron containing four young, 

 partially fledged. Height from ground 4 feet. Elevation 6,800 



feet. 

 In shape the eggs are somewhat lengthened ovals, slightly compressed 

 towards the small end. The texture of the shell is fine, and the eggs are 



glossless. 



The ground colour of the majority of the eggs is white ; of a few, pale 

 pinkish-white ; and they are all heavily spotted and speckled, with brown- 

 ish-red, chiefly towards the large end, where they become confluent, and 

 from irregular caps or zones. In two eggs these caps or zones are towards 

 the small ends. The amount of markings varies in different specimens. 

 In three eggs, belonging to the same clutch, they are so thick that the 

 ground colour is scarcely visible. 



In length the eggs vary from -65 ins. to -71 ins., and in breadth from 

 •47 ins. to -5 ins. ; but the average of 18 eggs measured was -67 ins. X 



•48 ins. 



Hume's measurements of 2 eggs = -69 ins. x "5 ins., and -68 ins. X 



•5 ins. 



Oates' measurements of eggs (number not stated) = -6 ins. x '45 ins 





