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ground, it is composed externally entirely of dry bamboo-leaves,
loosely tied together by a few creepers and a little vegetable fibre,
and it is lined pretty thii-kly with fine black fibrous roots. This
nest is about 6 inches in diameter and 3'5 high exteriorly, while the
cavity measures 3-5 by 2.

The eggs sent me by Mr. Grammie are a beautiful clear, rather
pale, greenish blue, without any spots or markings. They have
a slight gloss. In shape they are typically much elongated and
somewhat pyriforrn ovals, very obtuse at both ends ; but moderately
broad examples are met with. In length they vary from 1*05 to
1*33, and in breadth from 0*76 to 0-86; but the average of thirty-
five eggs is 1-18 nearly by 0*82 nearly.

69. Garrulax leucoloplms (Hardw.). The Himalayan White-crested
Lauyliiny-Tlirusli.

Garrulax leucolophus (Hardw.\ Jerd. B, 2nd. ii, p. 35; Hume.
Rough Draft N. $ E. no. 407.

According to Mr. Hodgson's notes, the Himalayan "White-crested
Laughing-Thrush breeds at various elevations in Sikhim and Nepal,
from the Terai to an elevation of 5000 or 6000 feet, from. April to
June. It lays from four to six eggs, which are described and figured
as pure white, very broad ovals, measuring 1*2 by 0'9. It breeds, we
are told, in small trees, constructing a rude cup-shaped nest
amongst a clump of shoots, or between a number of slender twigs,
of dry bamboo-leaves, creepers, scales of the turmeric plant, &c.,
and lined with .fine roots.

Dr. Jerdon says :—"I have hadrlfe^xiBsflm^^
more than once when at Darjeeling, the former being a large mass
of roots, moss, and grass, with a few pure white eggs."

One nest taken in July at Darjeeling was placed on the outer
branches of a tree, at about the height of 8 feet from the ground.
It was a very broad shallow saucer, 8 inches in diameter, about an
inch in thickness, and with a depression of about an inch in depth.
It was composed of dead bamboo-leaves bound together with
creepers, and lined thinly with coarse roots. It contained foiir
fresh eggs. Other similar nests contained four or three eggs
each.

From Sikhim, Mr. Gratnmie writes :—" I have found this Laugh-
ing-Thrush breeding in May and June, up to about 3500 feet; I
have rarely seen it at higher elevations, and cannot but think that
Mr. Hodgson is mistaken in stating that it breeds up to 5000 or
6000 feet. The nests are generally-placed in shrubs, within reach
of the hand, among low, dense jungle, and are rather loosely built
cup-shaped structures, composed of twigs and grass, and lined with
fibrous roots. Externally they measure about 6 inches in diameter
by 3*5 in depth ; internally 4 by 2-25.

" The eggs are usually four or five in number, but on several
occasions I have found as few as two well-set eggs."

Numerous nests of this species have now been sent me, taken