THE BIRDS OF NORTH CACHAR, 200 
Another nest which I found in March, 1890, was built under the 
“chung” (raised bamboo floor) of a rest-house and was placed in 
between three of the piles. The birds had only just commenced work, 
and during the ten days that I occupied the house they kept on their 
building operations, though making the very smallest modicum of exer- 
tion to get it finished, for when I left it was still hardly half completed. 
(75) M. nucEnt.—The Burmese Whistling Thrush. 
Oates, No. 187; Hume, No. 343 Bis. 
Only very rarely met with towards the extreme south-east. A bird 
sent me by Mr. H. A Hole appears to a hybrid between WM. temminchi 
and M. eugenit. There are but two spots on the wing coverts on one 
side and none on the other, the bill is unusually large for MZ. temminch, 
but has the black colour normally developed. 
(76) M. Horsrrztpu.—The Malabar Whistling Thrush. 
Oates, No. 187 ; Hume, No. 842. 
Specimens of this bird are found only in the Jatinga Valley and are, 
I believe (from information received a year ago), merely the descendants 
of two pairs of Whistling Thrushes, which were brought up from 
Travancore by a lady and released from captivity on her leaving the 
district. I have seen none during the last two years, and they have, 
I fear, died out. 
(77) LaRVIvoRA BRUNNEA.—The Indian Blue Chat. 
Oates, No. 191; Hume, No. 507. 
Rare everywhere, but a permanent resident wherever found, except 
in the lowest valleys. | 
(78) DryMoicHaREs CRURALIS.—The White-browed Shortwing. 
Oates, No. 197 ; Hume, No. 388. 
Occurs from the level of the plains up to the -highest peaks, but does 
not breed below 2,500 feet. My eggs all agree in description with 
those of Hodgson and Mandelli, but the only three nests I have seen 
were very deep cups made of moss, bound together with roots and a 
few fine grasses and thickly lined with black fern roots, over which 
were placed a layer or two of dead leaves. 
(79) D. NEPALENSIS.—The Nepal Shortwing. 
Oates, No. 198; Hume, No. 336. 
By no means rare to the north-east on the higher peaks. My egos 
vary a good deal in colour between rather bright olive-green and olive- 
