64 Lieut. -Col. C. Swinlioe and Lieut. H. Barnes oyi 



far more numerous. The female deposits two eggs in the 

 nest of Corvus splendens. Generally one or two, occasionally 

 as many as three, eggs are foimd in one nest, whether the 

 product of a single bird it is impossible to say. The Koel, 

 as a rule, does not destroy the eggs of the Crow when she 

 leaves her own eg^. 



59. CeNTROCOCCYX RUFIPENNIS (111.). 



^ . Length 20 inches, expanse 21"5, wing 7'5, tail lO'S, 

 tarsus 1-7, bill at front 1-3. 



The Common Coucal, or, as it is commonly called, the 

 Crow Pheasant, is very abundant, and is a permanent 

 resident. 



60. Taccocua leschenaulti (Less.). 



The Sirkeer is not very common, but has been obtained 

 at Chi tor, Neemuch, Mhow, and Manpore ; it is therefore 

 very generally distributed. 



6L CiNNYRIS ASIATICA (Lath.). 



The Purple Honey-sucker is very common. It commences 

 breeding about the end of February. 



62. Upupa epops, Linn. 



? . Length 12"3 inches, expanse 18'5, wing 5*2, tail 4*4, 

 tarsus "7, bill from gape 2*42, bill at front 1-9. 



The European Hoopoe is very common during the cold 

 season, but does not remain to breed. 



63. Lanius lahtora, Sykes. 



Length 9*6 inches, wing 4*3, tail 4*7, tarsus 1"25, bill 

 at front '6. 



The Indian Grey Shrike is very common, and is a perma- 

 nent resident ; it is a very early breeder, nesting from Feb- 

 ruary to the end of July. It frequents low thorny thickets, 

 generally babool, in a fork of which it builds its nest. The 

 eggs, four in number, are too well known to need description. 



64. Lanius erythronotus, Vig. 

 Length 10 inches, wing 3'6, tail 4*6. 



The Rufous-backed Shrike is common, and is a permanent 

 resident. It breeds during May and June in somewhat 



