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female, and we cannot but accept his decision. The female example 

 is evidently a fully adult bird. 

 Hah. Manipur (Aimole). 



a,b. ^ 2 ad. sk. Aimole, Mauipur, April 1881 Hume Coll. 



(A. O. H.). (Types of species.) 



10. Dendrocopus pernyi. 



Pious pernyi, Verr. Rev. et Mag. de ZooL 1867, p. -271 ; Sioinh 



P. Z. S. 1871, p. 392; David S,- Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 48 (1877). 

 Picas pernii, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 182, no. 8562 (1870). 



Advlt male. Differs from both D. cathpliarius and D. darjilensis 

 in having the broad black malar stripe which extends down the 

 side of the throat and fore neck united on the chest to the corre- 

 sponding stripe, and then running down the middle of the breast, 

 and in the centre of the chest a large crimson patch or spot ; the 

 underparts are less fulvescent ; the sides of the face and neck are 

 uniform buffy white, the ear-coverts slightly smoky brown, the side 

 of the neck wanting the orange-buff colour which is found in D. 

 darjilensis, and the transverse red patch which is characteristic of 

 D. cathpliarius. The under wing-coverts are the same as in the 

 latter species. " Irides red ; bill greyish, the base of the lower 

 mandible yellow; feet greenish; claws brown" {David). Total 

 length 7-5 inches, culmen 0-8, wing 4-37, tail 2-9, tarsus 0-7 ; toes 

 (without claws) — outer anterior 0-4, outer posterior 0-52, inner 

 anterior 0-35, inner posterior 0-25. 



Adidt female. Differs from the adult male in wanting the red 

 occipital band and in having rather less red upon the chest. Total 

 length 6-5 inches, culmen 0-74, wing 4-12, tail 2-73, tarsus 07. 



Hah. Western China (Setchuan to Kansu) and Eastern Thibet 

 (Moupin). 



a. (S ad. sk. Kansu, N.W. China, Dec. M. Berezowski [C.]. 



11. Dendrocopus syriacus. 



Picus syriacus, Hempr. S)- Ehrenb. Si/mb. Phys., A v. dec. i. fol. r. note 

 (1828) ; Bp. Comp. Volucr. Zygod. p. 8, no. 57 (1854) ; Malh. 

 Picides, i. p. 95, pi. xx. fig. 4, juv. (1861) ; Tristr. Ibis, 1862, p. 279 : 

 id. P.Z.S. 1864, p. 432; id. Ibis, 1866, pp. 62, 283, 284; Su7idev. 

 Consp. Av. Picin. p. 23 (1866) ; Tristr. Ibis, 1868, p. 333 ; Gray, 

 List Picid. Brit. Mus. p. 36 (1868) ; id. Hand-l. B. ii. p. 182, 

 no. 8556 (1870) ; Dress. 8f Blanf. Ibis, 1874, p. 336 : Blanf. East. 

 Pers. ii. p. l.-iO (1876) ; Danf.Ibis, 1880, p. 88; Salv. Cat^ Strickl. 

 Coll. p. 386, no. 1883 (1882) ; Tristr. Faun. Sf Flor. Palest, p. 85 

 (1884) ; Radde, Orn. Cauc. p. 312, pi. xix. fig. 2, S ad. (1884). 



Picas maJLir {non Linn.), Strickl. P.Z. S. 1835, p. 79. 



Campethera syriaca, Gray, Gen. B. iii. App. p. xxi (1849). 



Picas f uligiuosus, ZtcAi. Nomencl. Av. p. 75 (1854) ; Reichenb. Scans. 

 Picina; p. 378, no. 872, pi. dcxl. tigs. 4269 d" luv., 4270 9 iuv. 

 (1854). 

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