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giving in marriage, consequently I have secured several clutches of eggs. 
They are not over particular as to site. So long as water is handy, most of 
the nests have been placed on the ground in tussocks of grass, very well 
concealed. Very favourite places are the little islands which stud the river 
below the Bund; to obtain the nests one has to wade out, The nests are 
very massive structures, usually having large foundations of all sorts of 
rubbish, on which the nest:proper is built: the latter is a deep cup well lined 
with soft material, such as goat’s hair, hare’s fur, roots, or any other handy 
article suited for the purpose. They are pugnacious little birds, and will 
allow nothing within a considerable radius of their home, I have found 
some nests in clefts of rocks, but they are not.nearly such nice abodes as those 
on the little islands, which latter must be very jolly places to be reared in, 
Four eggs is the full complement, though three are very often found; 
they are very like larks’ eggs in appearance, 
BoNnELLI’s EAGLE (Nisaetus fasciatus) is sparingly distributed throughout 
the Dekhan. Last January, while on tour in the Sholapur District, I noticed 
an eagle on the top of avery high Pipal tree,on which there was a nest. 
The next morning I returned with a climber, whom I directed to go up and 
see whether the nest contained anything. From below I could see nothing, 
When the man was within a few feet of the nest, he said that a bird was on 
it ; as he continued to climb she flew off, I fired at. and missed her. The 
- nest contained one egg which I told the man to take. Before he had 
reached the ground, the bird tried to return to the nest, but I shot her 
for purposes of identification, The nest was composed of sticks. but not 
very big, though sufficiently large to conceal her when she was sitting. 
THE YELLOW-FRONTED PieD Wooprecker (Liopicus mahrattensis) is 
fairly common, but the eggs are difficult to obtain as it nests in tree holes, 
I have found 4 nests this year, three of which contained young ; from the 
fourth I hoped to obtain eggs, as the bird flew off on my approach, but on 
opening the nest I found eggs had not been laid, rather disappointing ! 
The favourite place seems to be about from 34 to 6 feet from the ground in 
a Babul tree. From my experience, the best time for eggs would appear 
to be from late in February to about the middle of March, after which nests 
seem to contain young. 
THE RUFOUS-TAILED Finch LARK (Ammomanes phenicura) is common 
throughout the Dekhan, Ii is distinguishable by its rufous tail, and its habit 
of frequenting the roads and dusting itself, Though so widely distributed, 
it is a clever nester, for Ihave only found one nest, which was deserted after 
a single egg had been laid. This nest was placed in a crack in cotton soil, well 
sunk into the ground, and only visible from one side, being practically in a. 
hole. It was well finished off and carefully lined with roots and hair. 
THE SOUTHERN RED-WHISKERED BULBUL (Otocompsa fuscicaudata) is 
common along the Sahyadri Range, where :it practically replaces the 
