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MEGALiEMA elavierons. 
Nidification . — This Barbet has apparently two broods in the year, for the season of its breeding lasts from 
February until September. It selects usually a soft-wood tree, such as the cotton ( Bombax malabaricum ) , 
and cuts a round hole into the heart of the branch or trunk, in which it excavates a cavity for its eggs some 
distance down from the entrance. The eggs are two or three in number, and are laid on the bare wood ; they 
are pure white, rounded in form, with a smooth texture ; they average I'll by 0'81 inch. When the trunk 
of a tree is chosen, several holes are sometimes commenced before a soft-enough place is found to excavate the 
nest. 
The lower figure in the Plate accompanying the preceding article represents a fine specimen of this 
bird from the Southern Province, 
