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DISSEMUEUS LOPHOEHINUS. 
the Opat^ hills came on a flock which seemed to be moving from one part of the forest to another ; they 
were making their way along from tree to tree beneath a vast precipice, and uttering a loud whistle, which 
oue bird took up from the other as they disappeared from my gaze through the dense foliage. It has an 
inveterate dislike of Owls, particularly the '' Devil-bird,^' wdiich is a fellow inhabitant of the gloomy wilds ; 
and whenever it espies one of these birds which has neglected to seek a proper place of concealment, it attacks 
it with loud cries, and is soon joined by a host of small birds (Bulbuls, &c.), which soon drive the luckless 
IHama to a distant part of the forest. 
Nidification.—^’ihis species breeds in the south of Ceylon in the beginning of April. I have seen the 
young just able to fly in the Opate forests at the end of this month, but I have not succeeded in getting any 
information concerning its nest or eggs. 
The figure in the Plate accompanying this article is that of a very large male example shot in the 
Kottowe forest, having an exceptionally flue tail. 
