120 CRATEEOPODIDJE.

184. Liopams chrysaeus (Hodgs.). TJie Golden-breasted Tit-
JBabbler.

Proparus chrysaeus, Hodgs., Jerd. B. 2nd. ii; p. 256; Hume, Hough
Draft N. fy E. no. 621.

The G-olden-breasted Tit-Babbler breeds, according to Mr. Hodg-
son's notes, near Darjeeling and in the central region of Nepal.
Jt lays from three to four eggs, which are figured as somewhat
broad ovals, measuring 0-7 by 0*5, with a pinky-white ground,
speckled and spotted thinly, except towards the large end, where
there is a tendency to form a cap or zone, with brownish red. The
nest is oval or rather egg-shaped, and fixed with its longer dia-
meter perpendicular to the ground in a bamboo-clump between a
dozen or so of the small lateral shoots, at an elevation of only a few
feet from the ground. One, taken near Darjeeling on the 12th June,
measured externally 6 inches in height, 4*5 in breadth, and 3
inches in depth, and on one side it had an oval aperture 2*5 in
height and 1*75 in breadth. It appeared to have been entirely
composed of dry bamboo-leaves and broad blades of grass loosely
interwoven, and with a little grass and moss-roots as lining.

Hodgson originally named this bird Proparus chrysotis, bnt as the
bird has silvery ears Hodgson himself rejected this name and adopted
the one given above. Mr. Gray, however, retains the specific name
chry sot-is. Now, I think a man has a perfect right to change his own
name; what I object to is other people presuming to do it for him.

Subfamily BRACHYPTERYGIN^E.

187. Myioplioneustemmincki, Vigors. The Himalayan Whistling-

Thrush.

Myiophonus temminckii, Via., Jerd. B. 2nd. i. p. 500: Hume. Rough
Draft N. $ JE. no. 343.

The Himalayan "Whistling-Thrush breeds throughout the Hima-
layas from Assam to Afghanistan, in shady ravines and wooded
glens, as a rule, from an elevation of 2000 to 5000 feet, but, at
times, especially far into the interior of the hills, up to even 10,000
feet.

It lays during the last week of April, May, and June. The
number of eggs varies from, three to five.

The nest is almost invariably placed in the closest proximity to
some mountain-stream, on the rocks and boulders of which the
male so loves to warble; sometimes on a mossy bank ; sometimes in
some rocky crevice hidden amongst drooping maiden-hair; some-
times on some stream-encircled slab, exposed to view from all
sides, and not unfrequently curtained in by the babbling waters of
some little waterfall behind which it has been constructed. The