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They do not always, however, select such situations as those
referred to in the above accounts. Sir E. 0. Buck, O.S., says :—" I
found a nest on llth June in the roof of Major Batchelor's bungalow
at JSTachar, in the Sutlej Valley; it contained young birds. I was
not allowed to disturb the nest, which was composed externally of
moss. I noticed a second half-made nest near the other/3

The eggs of this species are, as might be expected, somewhat
larger than those of P. liumii, and they are of a different character,
being spotless, white, and slightly glossy. In shape the eggs vary
from a nearly perfect, moderately elongated oval to a slightly
pyriform shape, broad at the large end, and a good deal compressed
and somewhat pointed towards the small end (vide the represen-
tation of the eggs of llutw'dla titJii/s in Hewitson's work).

In length they vary from 0-63 to O68, and in breadth from 0-48
to 0-53; but the average of fifteen eggs measured is 0-65 by O5.

430. Acanthopneuste davisoui, Gates. The Tenasserim
White-tailed Willow- Warbler.

Keguloides viridipennis (JSli/th), apud Hume, Cat. no. 567 *.

It was on the 2nd of February, just at the foot of the final cone
of Mooleyit, at an elevation of over 6000 feet, that Mr. Davison
came upon the nest of this species. He says:—

"In a deep ravine close below the summit of Mooleyit I found a
nest of this Willow-Warbler. It was placed in a mass of creepers
growing over the face of a rock about 7 feet from the ground. It
was only partially screened, and I easily detected it on the bird
leaving it. I was very much astonished at finding a nest of a
Willow-Warbler in Burmah, so I determined to make positively
certain of the owner. I marked the place, and after a short time
returned very quietly. I got within a couple of feet of the nest;
the bird sat still, and I watched her for some time; the markings
on the top of the head were very conspicuous. On my attempting
to go closer the bird flew off, and settled on a small branch a few
feet off. I moved back a short distance and shot her, using a very
small charge.

" The nest was a globular structure, with the roof slightly pro-
jecting over the entrance. It was composed externally chiefly of
moss, intermingled with dried leaves and fibres; the egg-cavity was
warmly and thickly lined with a felt of pappus.

" The external diameter of the nest was about 4 inches ; the
egg-cavity 1 inch at the entrance, and 2 inches deep.

" The nest contained three small pure white eggs."

The three eggs here mentioned measured 0*59 and 0*6 in length,
by 0-49 in breadth.

* Mr. Hume is of opinion that this bird is the true P. viridip&mis of Btyth.
I have elsewhere stated my reasons for disagreeing with him.-—ED.