year; It affeats low perches from which to pour forth Its contentment In 
song, such as the stump of a tree, a log or rock In the coffee, or an expo¬ 
se^' branch by the jungle side* Its song has a certain chtap, possessing no 
small resemblance to the plaintive whistling of the Blackbird. It Is a veiy 
silent bird except when singing; Indeed I have never heard It utter a call 
note beyond a scarcely audible ff slp ,r when It Is near Its nest". 
NIDIFICATION 
From the pen of the same observant naturalist, Mr Bligh, I gather the 
following information respecting the nesting of this interesting little uird 
He says:- "The nest is generally concealed in various suitable places, 
such as a shallow hole in a rotten stump, or in the trunk of a forest tree, 
and I once found it in a felled tree, well protected by a thick branca of a 
coffee bush which grew over It; it is composed of moss, lichens, and grasses 
lined with fine fibrous material, and is like a. blackbird’s In miniature. 
The eggs are dull white, thickly sprinkle and blotched with darkish red" 
The breeding season would appear to be in April and May, for I nave shot 
the young in mixed nestling and blue plumage in the month of August, boih in 
the Peak and Kukkul Korale forests. 
The lower figure in the drawing represents a male bird, shot at Debedde 
Gap in Uva. 
