G30 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol X. 



Geey-headed Ouzel {Menda castenea). — One nest found on thd 

 23rd May, 1896, on a bank at the foot of a high rock. It contained 

 two eggs, very hard set. Nest found 6|- inches in diameter and 4 

 inches in height ; composed of thin twigs and a good deal of 

 moss lined with fine grass stems. -Eggs like Merula hoidhoul^ the 

 (jrrey-winged Onzel, but lighter coloured. Size, one egg 1"00 X '8; 

 the other egg got broken. 



TiCKELL^s Ouzel [Menda unicolor). — One nest found contained four 

 eggs, on the 26th of May, at about 6,500 feet. The nest was placed 

 nenv the trunk of a tree, about 10 feet from the ground, and was 

 composed of roots and moss lined with fine roots and maiden-hair 

 fern. 



Spotted Himalayan Scops Owl (Scops spiloceplialns). — One nest 

 found in a hole of a tree about 10 feet from the ground. No lining 

 to the nest. Eggs four, white and very round, and hard-set. Size, 

 1-23 X 1-03 — 1-21 X 1-04 — 1-29 X I'Oi — 1'20 X 1-02. Another 

 nest contained one fresh Qggj four days later, near the same place. 

 Size, 1-24 X 1-05. 



Collaeed Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium hrodiei). — One nest found on 

 22nd April. It contained five almost fresh eggs, and was in a hole 

 in an oak tree about 20 feet from the ground. No lining to the nest. 

 The hole had apparently been enlarged by the bird. About 6,500 

 feet elevation. Size of eggs, 1-22 X '92 — 1*18 X "95 — 1-18 X 

 •94 -- 1-21 X -88 — 1-19 X '90. 



Large Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cucidoides).— One nest found 

 in a natural hole in an oak tree about 30 feet from the ground. It 

 contained three fresh eggs. The bird was caught on the nest. Size of 

 the eggs measured 1'43 X 1'16 ~ 1'45 X 1'17 — 1-44 X 1"15. 

 Elevation, 6.500 feet. 



