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Fao, at the head of the Persian Gulf (see ' Ibis,' 1886, 

 p. 476, and Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. pp. 760-765). 

 Mr. Cumraing described the nests as being generally built 

 on the leaves of date-palms, in June and July. At the 

 present time this species seemed to have entirely abandoned 

 its former haunts in the Fao district, and no eggs had been 

 taken since 1897, till Mr. Tomlinson found it breeding in 

 the Kairun Valley. Here the nests were found in thorn- 

 bushes, about 4 feet from the ground, and full clutches 

 were taken on the 24th of May. 



Mr. Jourdain also made remarks on the difference in the 

 nesting-sites now occupied by this species to those described 

 by Mr. Cumming, and mentioned that in Algeria he had 

 found the House-Bunting (Emberiza striata sahari) nesting 

 at the top of a palm-tree, as well as in rocks and houses. 



The Chairman remarked that a parallel case might be 

 found in that of the Desert-Sparrow (Passer simplex) found 

 in Algeria, which nested in the most varied situations — 

 in palm-trees, in the hollow stems of desert-plants, and 

 inside the wells. 



A discussion took place, in which Mr. Stuart Baker, 

 Dr. Hartert, and others, took part. 



Major F. W. Proctor exhibited nests and eggs of 

 Dartford and Sardinian Warblers, and of the Moustached 

 Grass- Warbler, which he had taken in Andalusia, South 

 Spain : — 



1. Dartford Warbler (Melizophilus undatus). The 

 clutches showed great variety, and were of several distinct 

 types, including three sets with reddish markings. 



2. Sardinian Warbler [Sylvia melanocephala) . Eggs 

 of this species also showed great variety, and likewise in- 

 cluded three sets with reddish markings. 



3. Moustached Grass-Warbler (Lusciniola melanopogon) . 

 A clutch of eggs. 



