290 nciD^. 



1. Liopicus mahrattensis. 



Picus mahrattensis, Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. Siippl. p. xxxi, $ (1^01) » 

 Sfcjih. Gen. Zool. ix. p. 177,2 (181-j) ; Vieill. ]S\ Diet. <rnist. Nat. 

 xxvi. p. 94 (1818; ; id. c^ Bonn. Enc. Meth. iii. p. K'.llt (18l':1); 

 !>;•«;>. Did. Class, xlii. p. -"jOJ, $ (1828) ; Franldin, R Z. S. l.s:)l, 

 p. 121 ; Si/kes, op. c.it. 1832, p. 97 ; Gra>/, Hardw. III. Ind. Zool.' 

 i. pi. xxxiii., (S ? ad. (1830-32); Gotdd, Cent. B. Himal Mts. pi. li., 

 S 2 (18.32) : id. P. Z. S. 1842, p. 92; Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 435 

 (1845) ; Bh/th, J. A. S. B. 1845, p. 196 ; id Cat. B. Mm. As. Soc. 

 p. 62 (1849) ; Bp. Cunsp. Gen. Av. i. p. 135 (1850) ; Lai/ard, Ann. 

 ^- May. JS'af. Hist. xiii. p. 448 (1854) ; Licht. Novumcl. Av. p. 75 

 (1854); Eeithenh. Scans. Picince, p. 3(39, no. 853, pi. dcxxxv. (fip:s. 

 4230-31 6 2, incorrect) (1854); Leith- Adams, P. Z. 8. 1858, 

 p. 475; Malh. Picidce, i. p. 105, pi. xxviii. figs. 1-2, J 2 (1861) ; 

 Jerd. B. Ind. i. p. 274 (18G2) ; Beavan, llns,'l8Q5, p. 410 ; Blyfli, 

 op. cit. 1866, p. 354; Snndev. Consp. Av. Picin. p. 31 (1866) ; Grat/, 

 List Picid. Brit. Mus. p. 39 (1868) ; id. Iland-l. B. ii. p. 183, 

 no. 8570 (1870) ; Hold.no. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 426 ; E/wes, op. cit. 

 1873, p. 672; Hayes-Lloyd, Ibis, 1873, p. 407 ; Adam, Str. F. 

 1873, p. 373 ; Ball, op. cit. 1874, p. 390 ; Hnme S,- Gates, op. cit. 

 1875, p. 58; Bvtl. t. c. p. 458; Lrqqe, Ibis, 1875, p. 274: IVald. 

 Mis, 1876, p. 344; Fairb. Str. F.' 1876, p. 255; Blanf. op. cit. 

 1877, p. 245 ; Hume, t. c. p. 329 ; Fairb. t. c. p. 395 ; Hume ^ 

 Eaviso?!, op. cit. vi. p. 124 (1878) ; Hume, op. cit. vii. p. 55 (1878); 

 Eavids. ^- Wend. t. c. p. 78 ; Murray, f. c. p. Ill ; Bidl. t. c. p. 181 ; 

 Bull, t. c. p. 205 ; Scr. T)oiq, op. cit. 1879, p. 370 ; Bidl. Cat. B. 

 Si.d lSc p. 18, no. 100 (1879) ; id. Cat. B. S. Bomb. Presid. p. 22, 

 no. 160 (1880) ; Leyye, B. Cei)!. i. p. 184 (1880) ; Vidal, Str. F. 

 1880, p. 52; BittC t. c. p. 385 ; Eeid,op.cit. x. p. 24 (1881); 

 Gates, t. c. p. 190 (1882) ; Davidson, t. c. p. 297 (1882) ; W. Davi- 

 son, Str.F. X. p. 354 (1883); Gates, B. Brit. Biirm. ii. p. 37 

 (1883) ; Marshall, Ibis, 1884, p. 410; Sivinh. S,- Barnes, op. cit. 1885, 

 p. 62; Parker, op. cit. 1886, p. 183. 



Picns haemasoma, Waql. Syst. Av. Picns, sp. 30, 2 (1827). 



Picns aurociistatus, Tick. J. A. S. B. 1833, p. 579. 



Dendrocopns marattensis, Swai7is. Classif. B. ii. p. 307 (1837). 



Leiopicus lualivattensis, Bp. Consp. Vulucr. Zi/yod. p. 8, no. 65 (1854) ; 

 Crray, Cat. Gen. B. 1855, p. 91 ; Hors/ <§• Moore, Cat. B. Mus. 

 E. i. Co. ii. p. 674 (1856-58) ; Gray, Cat. Mumm. 8)C. Nepal pres. 

 Hodffs. 180:;, p. 63. 



Liopi])0 mahrattensis, Cab. ^- Heine, Mus. Hein. iv. p. 44 (1863) ; 

 Bhjth i^- Wald. B. Burm. p. 78 (1875). 



Picns lilanfordi, Bl>/th, J. A. S. B. 1863, p. 75 ; Grat/, List Picid. 

 Brit. Mus. p. 39 (1868) ; id. Hand-l. B. ii. p. 183, no. 8571 (1870) ; 

 Blanf. Ibis, 1870, p. 464. 



Picus (Leiopicus) mahrattensis, var., Stoliczha, J. A. S. B. 1872, 

 p. 232. 



Adult male. Back and scapulars -white, very broadly striped and 

 transversely varied Mith black ; rump and upper tail-coverts white, 

 the latter broadly striped with black : wino;s and their coverts black, 

 the median and the greater series of the latter and both webs of the 

 quills spotted with white ; shafts dark brown ; tail black, the central 

 feathers entirely spotted, the lateral ones entirely barred with white; 

 shafts black; uasal plumes, forehead, and crown pale golden yellow; 



