281

The shape of the egg is peculiar, being rather flattened in out-
line at the sides and then suddenly rounded at the smaller end.
There is a considerable amount of gloss on the surface, which is
of a dull purple-brown, rather darker in tint at the large end.
There are a very few indistinct cloudy markings of brown scat-
tered here and there over the egg. In general appearance the egg
puts one in mind of a Prinia's.

The egg measured 0-64 by 0*49.

451. Horornis pallidipes (Blanf.). BlanforcVs Busli- Warbler.
Horeites pallidipes (Blanf.), Hume, Cat. no. 527 quat.

Mr. Manclelli sent me two nests of this species. The one was
found on the 24th May at GKng, near the B/ungrioo River, Sikhim,
and contained four fresh eggs ; it was placed on the ground
amongst coarse grass. The other, which was similarly placed, was
found on the 29th June below Lebong at an elevation of about
4000 feet, and contained three fresh eggs. Both nests are rather
coarse untidy little cups, some 3 inches in diameter, and 1*75 in
height exteriorly, lined and mainly composed of very fine grass,
but coated exteriorly everywhere with dry flags, bits of bamboo
spathes, and with one or two dead leaves incorporated at the
bottom of the structure.

452. Horornis major (Hodgs.). Tlie Large Bush-WarUer.

Horeites major, Hodqs.,. Hume, Rough Draft N. $• E. no. 529
(err. 629).'

A nest said to belong to the Large Bush-Warbler was sent in
with one of the parent birds in July from near Lachong in Native
Sikhim, where it was found at an elevation of about 14,000 feet.
It was placed at a height of about a foot from tbe ground in
a stunted thorny shrub common at these high elevations. It was
a very warm little cup, about 3 inches in diameter, composed of
the finest fern and moss-roots, tiny fern-leaves, wool, and numbers
of the coarse white crinkly hairs of the burhel. It contained three
fresh eggs, regular, slightly elongated ovals, a little pointed towards
the small end; the shell fine and compact, but with scarcely any
gloss.

The ground-colour is white with a faint greenish-blue tinge,
and on the larger half of the egg excessively minute specks of
brownish red are thinly sprinkled, except just at the crown of the
egg, where the specks are denser and exhibit a tendency to form a
tiny cap. On the smaller half of the egg very few, if any, speck-
lings are to be traced.

In length the eggs measure 0-7 and 0*71, and in breadth 0*53
to 0-55.