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I4D.- THE ROSE-HEADED PAROQUET. 



Paloeornis purpureas, P.L. Z. Mull. 

 With the exception of Sind the Rose-headed Paroquet occurs 

 generally throughout the district, hut is much less common and is 

 more locally distributed than the Rose-ringed Paroquet. They retire 

 to the hills about the end of March to breed, but on one occasion at 

 Poona I saw nestlings exposed for sale on Christmas Day, which 

 had been taken at Khandalla. 



They nest iu holes in trees. The eggs, four in number, are exact 

 miniatures of those of P. torquatus, measuring an iuch in length by 



08 in breadth. 



W. Khaudcsh, February. J. Davidson, C. S. 



Saugor, C. P., March. II. E. Barnes. 



151.— THE BLUE-WINGED PAROQUET. 



Palceornis eolumboides, Yig. 

 Within our district the Blue-winged Paroquet is confined to the 

 Sahyadri range. I can find no account of its nesting, but great 

 numbers of young birds are exposed for sale in the Crawford Market, 

 Bombay, every hot season. The dealers say they come from the 

 ghats. 



158.— THE SIND PIED WOODPECKER. 



Picas sindianus, Gould. 

 This Woodpecker seems to be confined to Sind, where it is very 

 common in suitable places. It is a permanent resident, breeding 

 during March and April, laying its eggs iu holes in trees, which are 

 cut by the birds themselves. 



The eggs, three in number, are glossy milk-white, and measure 

 0'85 inches in length by nearly 0*67 in breadth. 



Hyderabad (Sind), March and April. II. E. Barnes. 



Eastern Narra [Sind), 2nd April. S.Doig, Esq. 



1 GO.— THE YELLOW-FRONTED WOODPECKER. 



Picus maltraitcnsis, Lath. 

 The Yellow-fronted "Woodpecker is generally distributed through- 

 out the district, but is rare in Sind, where it is replaced to a great 

 extent by P. sindianus. It is a permanent resident, breeding during 

 February, March and April in holes which it cuts in trees. There 



