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pius'-point specks of what seems to be slightly reddish brown. 
The frecklings are so excessively fine and minute that 
unless closely looked into they are not observed, and the 
ground-colour and freckling viewed from a little distance 
blend into an apparently uniform greenish stone colour. The 
eggs have a little, but not much, gloss. They somewhat 
recall the eggs of Garrulus lanceolatus, but are greener, less 
pointed, and slightly larger. The great size of the eggs 
and their peculiar coloration prevents my placing that 
reliance on their authenticity to which the evidence above 
recorded would seem to entitle them. In length the eggs 
varied from I'O to 1'15, and in breadth from 0*85 to 0*86. 
The nest contained four eggs, was placed on the ground at 
the foot of a small bush, and was loosely put together with 
grass stems. It was found in Garhwal on the 15th April, 
at an elevation of about 11,000 feet. \_A. O. H.l 
640. Lophophanes rufonuchalis (Blyth). 
One specimen was obtained on the 20th October at 
Sonamurgh, Kashmir. [G. H.^ 
There is no question about the identification, but I take 
this opportunity of noting that Dr. Jerdon^s description is not 
fully applicable to many individuals of the species. In no 
specimen that I have examined has there been a ^' rufous 
tinge " on either the back or belly. There is habitually an 
olivaceous tinge on the back, but no rufous whatsoever. 
The specimen obtained, measured in the flesh : length, 
3''-75 ; expanse, 8''-5 ; wing, 3"-0 ; bill at front, 0''-45 ; tarsus, 
0"-74. [A.O.H.] 
644. Parus monticolus. Vigors. 
Was common in Kashmir. [G. H.l 
In the Himalayas, at any rate, this species lays in April 
and May, constructing its nest, a loose dense mass of soft 
downy fur or feathers, in holes in trees, or even occasionally 
in cavities in old walls. The number of their eggs varies, 
but I have recently had a nest sent me containing eight, 
and the full number is never, I believe, less than six. The 
eggs are moderately broad ovals, sometimes almost perfectly 
symmetrical, at times slightly pointed towards one end, and 
