96 Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Ornithology of Northern China. 



80. Green Woodpecker, Temm. Gecinus canus. 



Capt. Blakiston has, from the Yangtsee River, a smaller species, 

 with black hind neck, referable to G, guerinii, Malherbe. 



81. Large Pied Woodpecker. 



This differs from all the four southern forms described by 

 M. Malherbe. It has the tail of Picus luciani, and the body of 

 P. cahanisi. All I can at present say of it is, that it is one of the 

 difficult P. major group, which seem to vary too much in the 

 same locality to admit of splitting into numerous species. I 

 will endeavour to work out my series from various parts of 

 China, with the help of M. Malherbe, and hope to be able to 

 publish the results at some future date. 



82. Pied Woodpecker. 



This is a wonderfully close representative of Picus hyperythrus. 

 Vigors, of the Himalayas, — too close, indeed, for me to attempt 

 to separate it. It has, however, less red on the sides of the neck 

 thau usually occurs in the specimens I have seen from the Hima- 

 layas, and the back appears to be more banded. 



83. Small Pied Woodpecker. 



This species is evidently distinct from any of those figured in 

 M. Malherbe's Monograph of the Picida. It is one of the black 

 spark-headed group allied to P. mitchelli, but differs from all in 

 having the cheek and moustache-streaks brownish grey instead 

 of black. For this species I now propose the name 



Picus scintilliceps, n. sp. 

 Affinis P. mitchelli ; sed strigis auricularibus mystacibusque 

 griseo-fuscis : capitis vertice cano : naribus strigaque oculari 

 albis: subtus fusco-ochraceus,nigro longitudinaliter striatus: 

 supra maculis fasciisque albis latioribus : occipite uigro ; in 

 maribus solum utrinque flammeo ornato. Long, tota 6, 

 alse 4, caudse 2*1, poll, et dec. Brit. 



84. Mr. Fleming's collection contains a specimen of the 

 veritable English Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, L. 



To the Drongo Shrikes I have to add that cui-ious bird, Chibia 

 hottentota, L., of the plains of India, which I lately noted from 

 Amoy. This has since been procured at Peking. 



