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pagodarnin) found in a nesting hole of a Barbct, which 
I ha,(l opened a month or (wo ago. The hole was about, a 
foot deep, situalcd on the under side of a sloping bough 
of a Kikur tree, and I had opened out the greater portion 
of it, leaving only thf aefunl chamber and a couple of 
inches of the j)nssagc. In this th" Myiiahs had laid a 
few small green leaves and a piece or two of grass, and 
laid thi'ir eggs in most dangerous proximity to the open 
air. 
A slight increase in the number of Rose-coloured 
Pastors noted . 
RESUME OF THE MONTH. 
The chief feature of the month, of course, has been the number 
<if birds which were breeding, but in addition to this there have been 
traces of a certain amount oF migration. As far as I can make out, 
this migration has been of two kinds, Firstlj" a certain number of 
species (most of which probably commenced arriving last month) have 
arrived as Rains visitors and as some of these, I believe, come here 
for breeding purposes, this movement must be considered in the light 
of belated spiing migration. As examples may be mentioned the eases 
of Cocci/.itcf: jacoh'nus, Goturnix coioii/aiidclirnf!, and perhaps Hydro- 
fhasianiix chiruryus . 
In addition to the above a consiilcrable number of birds have 
arrived as fore-runners of the great passage. Of these the most notable 
are Pastor rosrii.i, who have steadily increased in numbers towards the 
end of the month . Another good example is given by Tolanus qlarcoJa 
and Tlypola's ravia . Unexpiuted and unusually < arly migrants were the 
Waglail.i noted on July 2l)fh. These must bo regarded as stragglers. 
\ ceitaiii number of To/ainifi ocJiropus were seen during the 
month, but these may have been some of the many non-breeding in- 
dividuals, whieh undoubtedly summer every j'car in Imlia . 
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AUC4UST. 
August 1. — Fouml a nest ol' the Common Coucal or Ciow-Pheasant (^crt- 
tropm s'noifi/s) containing three fresh eggs. This w,is a 
large domed structure of dead reed-like grasses, wiriiout 
any lining, phieed in the toji (about si.x feet; from the 
ground) of a clump of sp( ar grass in a small overgrown 
pit by the railway. 
Four eggs in a nest of th" (.'ommon r>abl)lcr (Arr/i/a 
laiidata), placed in a low thorn bush. 
Several pairs of Grey Partridges (Francoliinis pondi- 
reriamts) noted with one or two young birds. Very few 
birds seem to be able, thanks to Jackals, Foxes and Cats, 
