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near Quetta) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 479 (occurs in 

 Jammu) . 



567. S ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 6th February. 



658. ? ad. Hangu, 2650 ft., 8th March. 



A resident, chiefly found in the desert, but not commonly, 

 more numerous in winter than summer. Major Magrath 

 found a nest containing four slightly incubated eggs on the 

 12th of May near Thall. Not met with above 3500 feet in 

 the Kurram Valley. 



[473.] Laxius yittatus. The Bay-backed Shrike. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 338 (very common and 

 resident at Thall); Marshall, op. cit. xiv. p. 602 (Quetta; 

 an uncommon summer visitor) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. p. 48 

 (Chitral : common in summer up to 6000 ft.). 



520. S ad. Kurram Valley, 6500 ft., 23rd April. 



Fairly common from the last week in March till Sep- 

 tember in Kohat and the Kurram Valley. We both believe 

 that we have observed stray examples of this species in 

 winter, but cannot be certain. I noted it in Lahore, some 

 200 miles S.E., early in February. 



[476.] Lanius erythronotus. The Rufous - backed 

 Shrike. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 338 (Thai) : abundant) ; 

 Marshall, op. cit. xiv. p. 602 (Quetta: very common in 

 summer) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi, p. 43 (common in Chitral in 

 summer up to 7000 ft.) ; Betham, t. c. p. 750 (breeds 

 freely) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 479 (widely distributed in 

 Kashmir) . 



A resident, and extremely common in summer every where 

 np to 7000 feet. The majority leave for warmer climes in 

 autumn. 



[479.] Lanius isabellinus. The Pale-Brown Shrike. 



Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. pp. 602, 606 (Quetta : 

 a summer visitor, nesting in May between 7000 and 

 QOOOfeet). 



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