486 Mr. W. Jesse on the 
No. 226. ZosTEROPs palpebrosa. Indian White-eye. 
Babooua [H. Lucknow]. Yellow-Hammer [Anglo-Indian 
boys]. 
The White-eye is a very common bird and a permanent 
resident. It is of a sociable disposition and may be found 
in any mango-grove, avenue, or compound in small parties 
diligently searching the leaves for insects. 
This species breeds with us from the beginning of April to 
the end of July, but, according to my record, June is the best 
month to search for their eggs. The nest, which is usually 
very difficult to find, is a lovely little basket of fine grass, 
cobwebs, and fibres, and is a perfect miniature of that of the 
Golden Oriole. Four is the greatest number of eggs that I 
have found, but three are more usual. All that I have 
found have been pale unspotted blue, but occasionally they 
are marked with darker shades of the same colour. 
Average of 14 Lucknow eggs -58" X *4o" 
Measurement of largest e^^ -63" x '46" 
„ smallest e^g -53" X "45" 
No. 243. iEoiTHiNA TiPHiA. Common lora. 
Yellow-bird [Anglo-Indian boys] . 
This lovely little species is common, but is very shy and 
comparatively seldom seen. The note is very rich and loud 
for so small a bird, and once known is not easily forgotten. 
By following up the call — not an easy matter, for the lora is no 
mean ventriloquist, — you may be able to catch a glimpse of a 
beautiful little black-and-yellow bird, with a white bar across 
the wing due to the white median wing-coverts. 
The nest is one of the most difficult to find of any, both 
on account of the shyness of the parents, and also from its 
being most carefully hidden. So far I have only taken the 
eggs myself twice [June 17th, 1898; July 26th, 1901]. 
Nests and eggs have been brought me in April, May, and 
June, and Mr. George Reid took a nest and three eggs on 
July 16th. 
This April a pair bred near my bungalow. All the regular 
egg-collectors were on the search for weeks, but though the 
Martiniere boy has a genius for discovering well-hidden 
