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tinct ring ; in the other two they are most numerous at the extreme 
end of the larger half. In all three eggs they are very sparsely 
scattered towards the smaller end. -There is a very slight but appreci- 
able gloss on the eggs; the texture is close and smooth and the shell 
extremely fragile. In shape they are broad ovals and very obtuse. 
They measure °65"” & °52”, -66" x 52", and -67" x 51". The single 
ege in the second nest found in 1891 differs slightly from those found 
in the previous year in being somewhat more darkly marked ; the size 
is 68" XX °56". 
The last described nest contained three eggs ; the ground-colour is the 
same—pearly white—but the markings are more of a vandyke shade than 
sienna as in the others. They are also more numerous, and there are 
many smudgy indistinct streaks as well as blotches and speckles. The 
secondary marks are entirely absent in this clutch. They measure 
67" x -5", 68" & °5", 66" x °51". In addition to these I have 42 
other eggs which, as far as the markings go, agree with one or other of 
° 
the descriptions given above ; but the ground-colour in four clutches 
is of a very faint yet decided greenish tinge, and in one other clutch 
it is slightly greyish. In many of the eggs the markings are very 
equally distributed throughout and show no tendency to form either 
ring or cap. Amongst the 49 eggs there is no variation in form and 
but little in size. The average of 30 eggs is 67" X *52" or slightly 
less. 
Their breeding time seems to extend over a considerable period, for, 
as may be seen by the dates given above, I have taken their eggs as 
early as the 25th April and as late as the 11th July. Ialso found a 
nest with fully-fledged young on the 29th of April. This pretty little 
bird is found all over these hills above 2,000 feet ; rarely, I believe, be- 
low that height. It is nowhere common, but may be most often 
observed between 2,500 and 3,000 feet. It keeps much to the tops of 
the taller shrubs and young saplings, neither ascending to the tops of 
bigger trees nor frequenting the very low scrub. Throughout the cold 
weather, up to April or May, it collects in small flocks, the members of 
which always keep very close together. It is an extremely active little 
bird, assuming all sorts of postures when engaged in clambering up 
and down the branches in its search for food, and is most tit-like in 
