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tunity of comparing with it. The inner measurement of tho 
cup was 2' inches in diameter, by l;j inches in -Icpth. It 
was composed of bits of grass, bents, roots etc., with a 
lining of fine roots ; a few cobwebs and the dried blossoms 
of some bush were affixed to the exterior of tho nest. 
There were 4 hard set eggs of the reddish speckled type 
jommon to all the Bulbuls of this genus. 
Two nests of the Common Babbler ( Argya caudalu) 
found with 2 and 3 eggs respectively ; also a single egg in a 
nest of the Purple Honeysueker (Arachnccfhrn niniiira) 
— an unusually late date, as far as my experionio of the 
species goes . 
The flocks of the White-throated Ahuiia (XInvia 
malabarica) — the " Silvcrbill " of (balers at lioine — which 
have been so numerous since I have been here, appear to 
be breaking up ; this doubtless heralds the approach of the 
breeding season. Several Black Ibis, two pairs of Indian 
Coursers (Cursorius coromandeliciis) and a Pied Mynah 
seen . 
.Inn'' — About a laige patch of freshly irrigated land on the catlle 
farm I came upon the largest number of Falcons 
I have ever seen together . There were seven or 
eight immature birds and three fine adults of the Lugger 
Falcon (Faleo jugger) either sitting about on (he ground 
or flying rapidly in various directions, evidently on the 
hunt. There were so many and they kept on changing iheir 
positions so rapidly that I was unable to count the exact 
numbers, more especially as there were also many Kites 
(Milvits govinda), Egyptian Vultures, White -backed Vultures 
(Pseudogyps bcngalcnsis), a pair of Ecd-headed Merlins 
{Msalon chicquera) and an Eagle or two, which had also 
been attracted by the water. The whole formed a wonder- 
ful picture of raptorial life which I should imagine could 
be equalled in but few other countries . 
I left by that night's train for a 'short holiday in the 
Hills, arriving back at Hissar, on 29th -Tune. As 
the notes made in the Hills refer mostly to very different 
species to those seen at Hissar, I do not include them here. 
Jun'^ 29 — Three fresh to slightly incubated eggs taken from a nest of 
the Madras Red -vented Bulbul {Molpnstca hnemorrhous) 
built some 10 feet from the ground in a (horn tree by the 
wayside. The nest was a somewhat irregular cup, due to 
the fact that it was wedged into a crevice between several 
twigs; hence the inner diameter varied from 2\ to 3 inches. 
The foundation of the nest was built of fine twigs mixed 
with dry leaves, and tho cup was thickly lined with very 
fine grasses and roots. 
Pied Crested Cuckoos (Coccystts jacohimis) have be- 
