. Birds. Birds. 476 LANIIDvE. in suitable localities, but does not ascend the Himalayas to any great beight. It is also found in Ceylon. It appears to be absent from the whole of Tenasserim, and the Sittoung river is probably its eastern limit in ^urma. Habits, 4'c. Breeds from February to June according to locality, constructing a very beautiful nest of vegetable fibres and roots thickly coated with cobwebs and bits of bark on a branch of a tree. The eggs, usually three in number, are white marked with various shades of purple and brown and measure about -75 by ' Fig. 142.—Head of P. arde
. Birds. Birds. 476 LANIIDvE. in suitable localities, but does not ascend the Himalayas to any great beight. It is also found in Ceylon. It appears to be absent from the whole of Tenasserim, and the Sittoung river is probably its eastern limit in ^urma. Habits, 4'c. Breeds from February to June according to locality, constructing a very beautiful nest of vegetable fibres and roots thickly coated with cobwebs and bits of bark on a branch of a tree. The eggs, usually three in number, are white marked with various shades of purple and brown and measure about -75 by ' Fig. 142.—Head of P. ardesiacus Genus PLATTLOPHUS, Swains., 1831. The genus Platylophus contains a few species of birds which are characterized by a remarkable crest of long broad feathers several inches in length. One species is found within our limits and others further Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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