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marked with rufous at the broad end, and measure respectively: 

 ■82 by -59 ; -87 by -67. 



2. Jav% loth May. Crowley Bequest. 



Stoparola albicaudata (Jerd.). 



(Plate IX. fig. 11.) 



Stoparola albicaudata, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 437 (1879) ; Dates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., BirS, ii. p. 30 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sr Eggs 

 Ind. Birds, ii. p. 11 (1890) ; Mhrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 30 (1899) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 285 (1901). 



The eggs of the Nilghiri Blue Flycatcher measure from -75 to -88 

 in length, and from -55 to "62 in breadth. 



3. Nilghiri Hills, S. India, 1st March. 



2. Nilghiri Hills, April. 



2. Nilghiri Hills. 



3. Nilghiri HiUs. 

 3. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, March. 

 7. Coonoor, 27th March. 

 1. Coonoor, April ( W. Davison). 



1. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 12th 



March [Miss Cochburn). 



2. Kotagherry, 15th April {Miss 



Cockburn). 



2. Kotagherry, 4th May [Miss 



Cockburn). 

 1. Kotagherry, 10th May {Miss 



Cockburn). 

 1. Kotagherry, 22nd May (Miss 



Cockburn) . 



3. Curzon, Nilghiri Hills, 16th April. 

 1. Curzon, 17th April. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume CoU. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Stoparola melanops ( Vig.). 



Stoparola melanops, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iv. p. 438 (1879) ; Oates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 28 (1890) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests Sf 

 Egqs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 9 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat Eiersamml. p. 80 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iii. p. 285 (1901). 



The eggs of the Verditer Flycatcher measure from -72 to "82 in 

 length, and from -SS to '6 in breadth. 



1. Dhurumsala, Himalayas, 20th Hume Coll. 



March (C.iJ. Cock). 

 3. Dhurumsala, 15th May (C. R. C.) 



2. Simla, April. 

 2. Mussoori (T. Hutton). 



1. Almora, 25th May. 



2. Almora, 19th April (W. E. 



Brooks; Tristram Coll.), 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



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