ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 301 
259.—* Upupa ceylonensis, Reich. The Indian 
Hoopoe. 
Rare, but noticed by me at all seasons, perhaps once or 
twice a month. The only specimen I sent to Mr. Hume he 
writes is an intermediate form, possessing the white penulti- 
mate crest-band of epops, but otherwise as in ceylonensis. 
256.—Lanius lahtora,* Sykes. The Indian Grey 
Shrike. | 
Permanent resident. Common all through the district. I have 
taken nests in every month from January to July, 
257.—Lanius erythronotus,* Vig. The Indian 
Rufous-backed Shrike. 
Permanent resident. Not uncommon in the cold weather, 
but rare in the rains. A few pairs breed about Dhulia in June 
and July. 
260.—Lanius vittatus,* Valenc. The Bay-backed 
Shrike. 
Permanent resident. This is much the commonest Shrike of 
the district, being found everywhere. It breeds in the plains in 
June and July, and in the Satpuras in March. 
265.—Tephrodornis pondicerianus,* Gm. The Wood 
Skrike. 
Permanent resident. Very common through the Akrani, 
Satpuras, and allalong the “ Palas’? jungle in Taloda, Nan- 
durbar, and Pimpalnir. It breeds in February, March and 
April. The nests are almost invariably in a fork of a “ Palas” 
tree 10 or 12 feet feet from the ground, but are very difficult 
to discover unless the bird is watched, as they exactly approxi- 
mate in colour to the tree in which they are made, 
267.—Hemipus picatus,* Sykes. The Little Pied 
Shrike. 
Probably a permanent resident. Noticed in small flocks in 
the Akrani and Satpuras in April. 
268.—Volvocivora sykesi,* Strickl. The Black- 
headed or Sykes’ Cuckoo Shrike. 
This species passed through Dhulia during June, and again 
appeared in the end of September and October. It probably 
bred on the Satpuras. 
