58 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONKAN. 



260.— Lanius vittatus, Valenc. 



I Palgad. 



Bavda. 



Manbet. 



Dajipur. 



I6t7i January 1879, Female.— Length, 1\ 

 3|. Irides dark brown. 



Rare. Not found on the Coast. 



265.— Tephrodornis pondicerianus, Gm. 



wing, 3J 



tail, 



Batnagiri. 

 Malran. 



Mahapral. 



Mandangad. 



Vandri. 



Common, as also at Savant Vadi. Nest found with three 

 hard-set eggs on the 18th February, low down in a mango tree. 

 Nest a very neat compact cup of grasses and fibres, woven 

 throughout with spiders' webs. Eggs greyish white, with 

 brown and inky purple spots. 



267.— Hemipus picatus, Sykes. 



1 Bajftpur. 

 I Savant Vadi. 



Rare. I have not myself found the little Pied Shrike ; but 

 there w r ere a few from each of the localities named in Mr. 

 Crawford's collection. 



268.— Volvocivora sykesi, StHchl. 



Kelshi. Mandangad. 



Guhagar. Khed. 



Batnagiri. Bajapur. _ 



Vengorla. Savant, Vadi. 



Not common ; only found in well-wooded parts. 



269.— Volvocivora melaschista, Hodgs. 



I Savant Vadi. | 



Rare. Only two specimens obtained. 



270.— Graucalus macii, Less. 



Kelshi. I Klied. j 



Chihagar. I Bajapur. I 



Common. Breeds in February and March. 



272.— Pericrocotus flammeus, Font. 



Larvje. 

 Bajapur. 

 Savant Vadi. 



Durga Vadi. 

 Devrukh. 

 Mtirshi. 

 Easardi. 



Common at the foot of the Ghats, and the well-wooded parts 

 of the central belt. Not found on the Coast. 



