276 BIRDS OP INDIA. 



aPicus, and the lower plumage of a Venilia, or Micr op ternus ; to the 

 former of wliich it is also somewhat allied in the form of its bill. 



161. Hypopicus hyperythrus, Vigors. 



Picus, apud ViGORS, P. Z. S. 1831 — Godld, Cent. Him. Birds, 

 pi. 50— Bltth, Cat. 295— Horsf., Cat. 989. 



The Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Above black, with white bars ; beneath rufous-bay: lores, 

 round the eyes, and anterior part of the ear-coverts, chin, and 

 cheeks, whitish ; ear-coverts posteriorly, and the sides of the neck, 

 also bay ; head and nape of the male crimson, extending along the 

 sides of the neck, and sometimes also on to the breast, forming a 

 sort of gorget ; that of the female black, with white lines. 



Bill black above, whitish beneath ; legs plumbeous. Length 9 

 inches; wing 5; tail 3^; bill ly^ ; foot nearly 1|.; central tail- 

 feathers considerably elongated. 



This Woodpecker has been found throughout the whole extent 

 of the Himalayas, but is comparatively rare in the South-east. I 

 did not myself procure it at Darjeeling, although it has been 

 obtained there. 



Gen. YuNGiPicus, Bonap. 



Syn. Tripsnriis, Eyton. 



Char. — Of small size ; plumage spotted, or banded, black and 

 white above ; bill barely straight ; lateral ridge near the culmen ; 

 wings long ; tail, with the two central feathers longest ; the outer 

 feathers soft and rounded. 



This group of small Spotted Woodpeckers is peculiar to the 

 Indian region, and contains several very closely allied species. 



1G2. Yungipicus rubricatus, Blyth. 



Blytu, Cat. 299— J. A. S. XIV, 197— P. pygmasus in part 

 (olim), Blyth, as also Malherbe. 



The Darjeeling Pigmy Woodbecker. 



Descr. — Forehead and crown ashy-brown ; hind-head and napo 

 black, descending on the back of the neck, and expanding laterally ; 



