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257.— Lanius erythronotus, Vigors. 



Very common in Satara ; breeding freely in the beginning of 

 the rains ; observed at Lanoli. Rare in the Sholapoor District 

 and does not appear to breed there. 



260.— Lanius vittatus, Valeric. 



Abundant, and breeds all over the Deccan. 



265.— Tephrodornis ponticeriana, Gmel. 



Common at the heads of the Bhore and Thull Ghats, and 

 Mr. Hume identified two specimens procured by W. at Nulwar 

 as young birds. 



268.— Volvocivora sykesii, Strickland. 



A rather common winter visitant. 



272.— Pericrocotus flammeus, Forster. 



Not uncommon along the tops of the ghats. 



273. — Pericrocotus brevirostris, Vigors, 



D. saw a flock of five or six of this at S angola, but they are 

 not common in these districts. 



276.— Pericrocotus peregrinus, Lin. 



Common, and breeds in the rains. 



278.— Buchanga atra, Hemi. 



Common and breeds. 



281.— Buchanga cserulescens, Lin. 



Common on the ghats ; noticed on one or two occasions 

 during the cold weather, at Sholapoor. 



288.— Muscipeta paradisi, Lin. 



Fairly scattered all over the Deccan. D. feels certain that 

 it breeds at Satara. We noticed at Sholapoor all the birds seen 

 in the rains were short-tailed specimens. 



292.— Leucocerca albofrontata, Frankl. 



Tolerably common, and breeds. 



293. — Leucocerca pectoralis, Jerd. 



Tolerably common. A nest with three eggs taken at 

 Egutpoora on 6th September. 



