Orthotomus coronatus, Jerd. & Bl., Jerd. B. Ind. ii, p. 168; Hume,
Rough Draft N. & E. no. 531.
Dr. Jerdon says:—"A nest and eggs were brought to me, said to be those of this bird. The nest was similar to that of the last [O. sutorius], but not so carefully made; the leaves were loosely attached, and with fewer stitches. The eggs were two in number, white, with rusty spots."
455. Horeites brunneifrons, Hodgs. The Rufous-capped Bush-Warbler.
Horeites brunneifrons, Hodgs., Jerd. B. Ind. ii, p. 163.
The egg is a rather broad oval, a good deal pointed towards the small end; the shell is pretty stout for the size of the egg, and is entirely devoid of gloss. The ground-colour is a pale drabby stone-colour, and all about the large end is a broad dense zone of dull brownish purple. The zone consists of a nearly confluent mass of extremely minute ill-defined speckles, and outside the zone similar speckles and tiny spots occur, though nowhere very noticeable unless closely examined.
Two eggs of this species were brought from Native Sikhim, together with one of the parent birds; they are regular ovals, slightly pointed towards the small end.
The ground-colour is dull, glossless, pinky white; the markings consist chiefly of a broad ill-defined zone of dull dark purple; the other parts of the egg are sparingly, but pretty evenly speckled and spotted with pale purple.
The eggs measure 0·66 by 0·49 and 0·64 by 0·48[A].
[Footnote A: I cannot find any note about the nest of this species amongst Mr. Hume's papers. There is nothing beyond the above two notes on the eggs.—ED.]
458. Suya crinigera, Hodgs. The Brown Hill-Warbler.