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the bird. It is a very broad, slightly pyriforin oval, of a uniform
pale greenish-blue-tint, and very fairly glossy. It measures 1*05
by 0-87.

This egg appears to me to be an abnormally small one. A nest
sent me from Sikhiin, where it was found in July, contained much
larger eggs, and more in proportion to the size of the bird. The
nest I refer to was placed in a clump of bamboos about 5 feet from
the ground. It was a tolerably compact, moderately deep, saucer-
shaped nest, between 6 and 7 inches in diameter, composed of dead
bamboo-sheaths and leaves bound together with creepers and her-
baceous stems, and thinly lined with roots. It contained two
eggs. These are rather broad ovals, somewhat pointed towards
one end, of a uniform pale greenish blue, and are fairly glossy.

These eggs measured 1-33 and 1*30 in length, and 0*98 in
breadth.

Mr. Mandelli sent me two nests of this species, both taken in
Native Sikhim, the one on the 4th5 the other on. the 20th July.
Each contained two fresh eggs. One was placed in a small tree
in heavy jungle, at a height of about 6 feet from, the ground,
the other in a clump of bamboos a foot lower. Both are large,
coarse, saucer-shaped nests, 7 to 8 inches in diameter, and 3'5 to 4
in height externally ; the cavities are about 4*5 inches in diameter,
and less than 2 in depth; the basal .portion of the nests is com-
posed entirely of dry leaves, chiefly those of the bamboo, loosely
held together by a fe\v stems of creepers; the sides of the nest are
stems of creepers wound round and round and loosely intertwined,
and the cavity is lined with rather coarse rootlets, and in one case
with fine twigs.

73. Garrulax moniliger (Hodgs.). The NeMaced Laughing-

ThrusJi.

GaiTulax moniliger (Hodgs.\ Jerd. B. 2nd. ii, p. 40; Hume, Rough
Draft N. # E. no. 413.

Of the Necklaced Laughing-Thrush Dr. Jerdon says:—" I pro-
cured both this and the last (the Black-gorgeted Laughing-Thrush)
at Darjeeling, and have also seen one or both in Sylhet, Cachar,
and Upper Burmah. They both associate in large flocks, and fre-
quent more open forest than most of the previous species. The
eggs are greenish blue."

Erom Sikhim,, Mr. Gammie writes :—" In the first week of June
I found a nest in low jungle,, at 2000 feet, containing four greenish-
blue eggs, but, as I did not see the bird, left it until my return a
week later. I then saw the female, but in the interval the young
had been hatched. The nest closely resembled that of D. ccerulatus
[p. 46], both in shape and composition, and was similaiiy situated
between several upright slender shoots to which it was firmly
attached. It was, however, within five feet of the ground, which
is lower by 5 feet or so than D. ccerulatus generally builds.

" I have found this species breeding from. April to June, up to