And he further notes:—"The Bay-backed Shrike breeds in the neighbourhood of Deesa at the end of the hot weather. The nest is a very firm and compactly built cup, usually placed in the fork of some low thorny tree at heights varying from seven to ten feet from the ground.
"June 15th, 1875. A nest containing 3 fresh eggs.
July 1st, 1876. " " 4 " "
July 15th, " " " 5 incubated eggs.
July 29th, " " " 4 young birds.
"These birds always retire from the more open parts of the country to low thorny tree-jungle to breed."
Mr. R.M. Adam says:—"This species breeds about Sambhur in July. On the 1st August I saw numbers of nests and fledglings in the Marot jungle."
Messrs. Davidson and Wenden, writing of the Deccan, say:—"Abundant, and breeds all over the Deccan."
And the former gentleman informs us that this species is also very common in Western Khandeish, and that it breeds in the plains in June and July, and in the Satpuras in March.
Mr. Benjamin Aitken writes:—"This is a very familiar bird, and builds readily in some roadside tree, where men and carts are passing all day long. I have the following notes of its nests:—
"1st-8th May, 1869. Nest and three eggs taken at Khandalla, above the Bhore Ghât.
"12th May, 1871. Nest and four eggs at Poona.
"16th-18th May, 1871. Nest and four eggs at Khandalla. This nest was in a corinda bush, placed about 1½ feet from the ground.