28 PICIBiE. 



955, Chrysophlegma flavinuclia. The Large Yelloiv-naped 

 Woodped'er. 



Picus flavinuclia, Gould, P. Z. S. 1833, p. 120: Blyth,J. A. S. B. 



xii, p. 1003. 

 Diyotomus flavip'ula, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. vi, p. lOG. 

 Geciiuis flavinuclia, Bhjth, Cat. p. 58. 

 Chrysoplilegma flavinuclia, Gould, B. Asia, vi, pi. xxxvi ; Horsf. S( M. 



Cat. ii, p: 60:2 ; Jerdon, B. I. i, p. 289 ; id. Ibis, 1872, p. 9 ; Hume ^ 



Gates, S. F. iii, p. 71 ; Hume S) Lu/lis, S. F. \, p. 26 ; Godw.-Aust. 



J. A. S. B. xxxix, pt. 2, p. 97 ; Blyth S,- Wald. Birds Bunn. p. 76 ; 



Hume S)- Dav. S. F. vi, p. 137 ; Hume, Cat. no. 173 ; id. S. F. xi, 



p. 62 ; Gates, B. B. ii, p. 43 ; Hanjitt, Ibis, 1886, p. 262 ; id. Cat. 



B. M. xviii, p. 127. 



Momj-ldi-oiuj , Lepcha. 



Coloration. Male. Top and sides of head olive, more oi' less 

 ])assiag into rufous-bi'own on the forehead aud crown and some- 

 times on the occiput, ear-cov^erts a little paler ; nuchal crest of 

 loose-textured feathers orange or golden yellow ; whole back and 

 outer surface of v^ings glossy yellowish green ; quills dark brown, 

 broadly banded on both webs, except towards the tips, witb pale 

 chestnut ; tail black, the middle feathers with olive fringes towards 

 the base ; malar region, chin, and throat pale yellow ; sides of neck 

 deep olive ; feathers of fore neck A^hite, each with a large terminal 

 olive spot, forming a mixed pattern of olive and white ; breast 

 olive, passing on the abdomen into ashy grey or ashy brown. 



Femcde. The malar region, chin, and throat rufous brown instead 

 of yellow. 



Bill dusky bluisb white; iris red; eyelids and gape greenish 

 blue ; legs dusky blue ; claws born-colour (Gates). 



Length 13 ; tail 5 ; wing 6*5 ; tarsus 1*1 ; bill from gape 1*6. 



Disirilmtion. The Himalaj'as as far west as Mussooree, chiefly 

 between about 2000 and 7000 feet. This bird has not been 

 recorded further west, bvit to the eastward it rauges through 

 Assam, Cacliar, Arrakan, Pegu, Karennee, and Nortliern Tenasserim 

 to a little south of IMoulmein. 



Ilahits, cfr. This Woodpecker inhabits forests and feeds fre- 

 quently on the ground. The nidification has not been observed. 



956. Chrysophlegma humii. The Chequered-throated 

 Woodpeelcer. 



Gecinus mentalis, apud Bli/tJt, Cat. p. 59 {nee Picus nientalis, Temm.). 

 t'hrysoplilegma nientalis, apud Bhjtli, Birds Burma, p. 76. 

 Callolophus nientalis, apud Hume l^ Dav. S. F. vi, p. 138; Hume, Cat. 



no. 175 bis ; Gates, B. B. ii, p. 46. 

 Chrysophlegma squamicolle, apiul Hargitt, Ibis, 1886, p. 269 [7iec 



Picus squamicollis, Lesson). 

 Chrysophlegma huniii, Hargitt, Ibis, 1889, p. 231 ; id. Cat. B. M. 



xviii, p. 126. 



Coloration. Male. Top and sides of head olive-green ; occipital 



