Colonel Butler informs us that “The Common King-Crow breeds in the neighbourhood of Deesa during the rains.  I have taken nests on the following dates:—­

“June 6, 1875.  A nest containing 4 fresh eggs. 
June 7, 1875.   "        "      4 fresh eggs. 
June 9, 1875.   "        "      2 fresh eggs.
"     "      "        "      4 young birds. 
June 10, 1875   "        "      4 fresh eggs. 
June 11, 1875.  "        "      4 fresh eggs. 
June 13, 1875.  "        "      3 fresh eggs.
"   "      "        "      4 fresh eggs. 
July 8, 1875.   "        "      4 fresh eggs. 
July 12, 1875.  "        "      4 fresh eggs.

“The nest consists of a broad shallow saucer about 31/2 inches in diameter measured from the inside, composed of dry twigs and fine roots, and is invariably fixed in the fork of a tree.  The bottom of the nest, though strongly woven, is often so thin that the eggs are visible from below.  The eggs, usually four in number, are of the Oriole type, being white or creamy buff:, sparingly spotted and speckled with deep chocolate or rusty brown, with, occasionally, markings of inky purple.  The markings of the eggs of this species, like those of the Oriole, are apt to run if washed.”

Messrs. Davidson and Wenden, writing from the Deccan, say:—­“Common and breeds.”

Mr. Vidal remarks of this bird in the South Konkan:—­“Abundant.  Breeds in May.”

Mr. Rhodes W. Morgan, writing from South India, says in ’The Ibis’:—­“Breeds from March to the end of May, constructing a slight cup-shaped nest in a tree.  The nest is composed of fine twigs bound together with cobwebs, and is rather a flimsy concern, the eggs often being visible from below.  It is generally placed in the fork of a branch, at from 10 to 30 feet from the ground.  The eggs are three in number, occasionally only two, and vary very greatly in colour, some being almost of a pure white, whilst others again are spotted and blotched, especially at the larger end, with claret and light purple on a rich salmon-coloured ground.  The birds are very noisy in the breeding-season, keeping all intruders off, not hesitating to attack Kites and Crows.  They seem to have an especial antipathy to the latter.”

Mr. Benjamin Aitken states that in Madras “the King-Crow, so conspicuous on the backs of cattle, telegraph-wires, &c., all through the cold and hot seasons, is conspicuous by its absence during the breeding-season.  Many of them retire to woods and gardens to breed, but even when they do not, they keep very quiet while they have their nests.  Last June there was a nest in a tree in the Thieves’ bazaar at Madras, but the birds hardly ever showed themselves out of the tree.”

Mr. J. Inglis informs us that in Cachar “this King-Crow is extremely common.  It breeds all through the summer.  It lays four or five pure white eggs on the top of a few grasses placed in the fork of a tree.  It is very pugnacious, and attacks birds of all sizes if they approach it.”