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to the Devonford estate. I obtained it in Pussellawa in July, and 

 also in Balangoda in October, at an elevation of under 2,000 feet 



29. Myiophonus Blig hi, Bligh's Blue Thrush. I was fortu- 

 nate enough to shoot a fine specimen of this rare bird. I found it 

 picking up worms off the road I was engaged in widening, and 

 it regarded me with little concern. I unfortunately knocked 

 nearly all the skin to atoms, intending otherwise to send it to the 

 Colombo Museum. 



30. Kelaartia pencillafa, the Yellow-eared Bulbul. Very 

 numerous in all the jungles up-country. Legge speaks nothing 

 about the nidification of this species. I have several times taken 

 the nest in the hill-country, and I was fortunate enough to find a 

 nest in course of construction near the summit of "Jacob's- 

 ladder." It is a moderately large structure, composed of fibrous 

 roots, moss, and leaves, neatly put together in a circular form. 

 The eggs are (as far as I have found) two in number, of a pale 

 greenish white ground colour, dotted and blotched with pale red 

 marks and splashirigs, which are more closely shown at the broad 

 than at the opposite end. 



31. Pycnonotus hcemorrhous, the Madras Bulbul, or Common 

 Bulbul. Mr. Roberts informs me that he saw a pair, looking the 

 picture of utter misery, near his estate. During the dry weather 

 they may be seen occasionally, but not in the same profusion as 

 in the low-country. 



32. Malacocercus rufescens, the Rufus Babbler. Extremely 

 common, and in large flocks. 



33. Pomatorhinus melanurus, the Ceylon Scimitar -babbler. 

 Fairly numerous. It affects thick underwood and hollows in 

 heavy jungle. 



34. Alcippe nigrifrons, the Wren-babbler. Common, and gene- 

 rally found in small flocks in the underwood of large forest. 

 They are very fond of bamboo clumps and fallen trees, over the 

 branches of which they hop about with astonishing activity. 



35. Pellorneum fuscicapillum, the Whistling Wren-babbler. 

 I met with several examples. Like the foregoing, they affect thick 

 underwood and close bushes. In the Western Province I have 

 found them numerous in detached clumps of jungle, and sometimes 

 in chena. 



36. Orthotomus sutorius, the Indian Tailor-bird, Not very 

 uncommon, and sometimes their nests are found constructed in 

 the broad leaves of the cinchona succirubra. 



