Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



under the tail. Crown red in cock, black 

 spotted with white in hen. 



Although this woodpecker ranges all along 

 the Himalayas, Murree is the only station at 

 which I have seen it. 



1 1 8. Dendrocofus himalayensis: The Western 

 Himalayan Pied Woodpecker. F. 961, J. 154, 



+n. w. K. 



Cock : Crown crimson. Upper plumage 

 black. Face and neck white, separated by a 

 black band. There is also a black band behind 

 the ear. Lower parts grey. 



Hen : As cock, but her crown and nape are 

 black like the back. Common at Dalhousie, 

 Murree, and Gulmarg, less so at the other 

 western hill stations, where the Brown-fronted 

 Pied Woodpecker is the commonest species. 



119. Dendrocopus cathpharius : The Lesser 

 Pied Woodpecker. F. 965, J. 156, +L E. 



A small eastern form of the last species. 

 It is distinguished by both the cock and hen 

 having crimson on the sides of the neck. The 

 grey lower plumage is streaked longitudinally 

 with brown. 



120. Dendrocopus auriceps : The Brown- 

 fronted Pied Woodpecker. F. 969, J. 159, H. 

 W. K. 



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