G2 TIMELIIDJ!. 



lilac-gre}^. At the broad end, the markings coalesce and form a 

 small cap. It measures '89 by '69. 



1. MuiTJ, N.W. Himalaj'as, 10th June Hume Coll. 

 (C. R. Code). 



Gemis MYZOENIS,'fi'ocZr/s. 



Myzornis pyrrhura, Hodgs. 



Myzornis pyrrhura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. (i.35 (188.3) ; Oaten 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 233 (1839) ; id. ed. liicme, Nests Sr 

 Hqgs Ind. Birds, i. p. 155 (1889) ; Sharpe, JIand-l. iv. p. 06 

 (1903). 



Mr. Hume has expressed doubts regarding the authenticity of 

 the sole egg in the Collection which is attributed to this species, 

 and it must be accepted with reserve. 



It is of an oval shape, devoid of gloss, and somewhat discoloured, 

 but it appears to have been pure white. It measures '68 by -S. 



1. Native Sikhim, 10,000 feet, JMay. Hume Coll. 



Genus HTESIA, liodgs. 



Mesia argentauris, Ilodys. 



(Plate lY. fig. 10.) 



Mesia argentauris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 642 (1883) ; Dates, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 244 (1889) ; id. ed. Hume, Nests i,- 

 Fffffs Ind. Birds, i. p. 160 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersavmil. p. 6.3 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. iv. p. 66 (1903). 



The eggs of the Silver-eared Mesia are in no way distinguishable 

 from those of Liothrix calijiygus, and require no separate description. 

 Five eggs measure from -SO to -88 in length, and from -6 to -63 in 

 breadth. 



1. Sikhim, 20th Jlay (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 



2. Mongphoo, Darjiliua:, 17th May Hume Coll. 



(/. G.). 

 2. Sikhim, .lime. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus CONOSTOMA, Hodys. 



Conostoma aemodium, Hodgs. 



(Plate I. fig. 10.) 



Conostoma Kmodium, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 48^ (1883) • 

 Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p. 01 (ISSiJ) ; id. ed. Hume 

 Nests^ Sf Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 4:.' (1SS9) ; Sharpe, Hmd-l.iy. p. 07 



