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The two eggs measure *87">r60" and -91"* -61," being thus far less 

 broad than Hutton's eggs. 



(205) P. feateeculus. — The Burmese Scarlet Minivet. 

 Oates, No. 491 ; Hume, No. 271 Ter. 

 This is the common type in these hills, though it is hard to say of 

 some birds whether they belong to this or the last species. 



As regards wing measurements, I have birds with wings of the fol- 

 lowing size : 3*7", 3'72", 3'78", 3'82", 3-88", 4", and 4'1". 



Now, as Oates gives the wing measurement of P. speciosus as 4*15 ff 

 and P. f rater cuius as 3 "7", it will be seen that there is a complete series 

 of intermediate sizes, so that it would seem as if wing measurement must 

 be put on one side and cannot be used as a distinguishing feature 

 between these two species. This leaves only the tail to go by, which 

 is absolutely useless, for my biggest bird has the central tail feathers 

 wholly black, the next biggest has the outer webs red for three- 

 quarters of their length, and yet again a bird whose wing is only 3"71" 

 has his two central tail feathers without a speck of red on them, and has 

 in addition a great part of the second pair also black on the inner webs. 

 This species is found everywhere from the plains up to about 4,000 

 feet. It is an early breeder, and, by the end of April and early in May, 

 the young are all hatched and many nearly fully fledged. I have never 

 yet taken its eggs, but have often seen the nest, which is just the same 

 in every way as the one I described belonging to P. speciosus. 

 Personally, I believe P. fraterculus to be a bad species and think it 

 should be suppressed. 



(206) P. beevieosteis.— The Short-billed Minivet. 

 Oates, No. 495; Hume, No. 273. 

 1 have never met with this bird except towards the low lands north 

 and south of the sub-division up to some 1,500 or 2,000 feet, but 

 below this altitude it is not rare. 



(207) P. neglectus. — Hume's Minivet. 

 Oates, No. 496; Hume, No. 273 Ter. 

 I obtained a male which, I believe, belonged to this species, in 

 October, 1891. 



(208) P. solaeis.— The Yellow-throated Minivet. 

 Oates, No. 498 ; Hume, No. 274. 

 Fairly common. Found on the very highest peaks. I took a nest 

 of this bird at Hangrum containing two young birds and an addled 



