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it. It was a rather massive, shallow cup, about 4'' in internal dia- 

 meter by rather more than 1" in depth ; the exterior materials were 

 coarse fern roots, grass, twigs, and dry stalks of plants, all intertwined 

 with one another, and with here and there a dead leaf fastened in. The 

 lining was of grass and fine fibres and was fairly thick." 



The eggs, which were three in number, are quite like the eggs of 

 G. citrina in appearance ; the ground-colour is a pale greeny-grey pro- 

 fusely speckled with a reddish-brown, the markings coalescing to the 

 larger end and gradually decreasing towards the smaller. They were 

 hard-set, therefore the shell was very fragile, otherwise much as in 

 G. citrina. In size they are larger than the average egg of that bird, 

 measuring 1-09" X "8", 1*08" X "76" and 1*08" X "75". The next nest 

 taken was found on the 12th June, 1892. In shape, position, &c., it 

 was just the same as that described above, merely being a shade smaller ; 

 the material used, however, was three-quarters moss mixed with a few 

 twigs and roots, and lined with moss and fern roots. This nest con- 

 tained three eggs of the same character as those already described, but 

 having a pale yellow-buff ground-colour, and the blotches far redder 

 and somewhat brighter. . 



One egg was smashed before being measured ; the other two were 

 1-14" X *82" and 1-1" X 81". 



Several nests taken in July this year (1893) were made entirely of 

 living moss outwardly, then moss both dead and alive mixed with fern 

 and moss roots, and with the lining of fine moss and fern roots. In a 

 few nests there were a certain number of fine bamboo roots used next 

 the lining ; in one or two nests there were a few twigs, and in one three 

 leaves and a bamboo spathe. In size these nests averaged about 5*75" 

 across and 2*25 ff deep, the inner cup being about 3" 6" X 1*5". 



The eggs were like those already described. 



(304) Cochoa viridis. — The Green Thrush. 

 Oates, No. 707 ; Hume, No. 608. 



Reported from Cachar, but I have not yet obtained a specimen, 

 (305) Cinclus Asiatic us.— The Brown Dipper. 

 Oates, No. 709 ; Hume, No. 347. 



Very common on all the larger streams during the cold weather, 

 descending well below 1,000 feet. I took a nest of this dipper from 

 the banks of the Laisung, high up near its source. It was a large and 



