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is of rather a larger size, the bill |th of an inch long, the foot 2^, 

 and the rest in proportion, constituting it a distinct race : one of 

 the numerous instances of parallelism of nearly allied races, more 

 or less strongly distinguished, that inhabit the Eastern and Western 

 sides of the Bay of Bengal, which very commonly amounts to 

 this, that specimens from the two sides of the Bay are readily 

 distinguishable. Another, and more decidedly distinct, species of 

 this genus is the pretty little H. concretus, which is common in 

 the Malayan penins,ula. 



Gen. Chrysocolaptes, Blyth, J. A. S. XII, 1004. 



Syn. Indopicus, Malh. 



Char. — Bill, much as in typical Picus, almost quite straight, 

 strong; the lateral ridge medial at first, afterwards parallel 

 to, and nearer, the margin ; tall short, square ; the four central fea- 

 thers equal ; feet strong ; hind-toe longer than the anterior toe. 



These are birds of rather large size, the head fully crested, and 

 the colours being those of Brachypternus and Chrysonotus. 



166. Chrysocolaptes sultaneus, Hodgs. 



Picus, apud HoDGSON, J. A. S. VI., 105 — Blyth, Cat. 248 — 

 HoRSF., Cat. 947 — Picus strenuus, Gould, apud McLelland — 

 P. strictus, HoKSF., apud Jerdon, Cat. 205 — P. guttacristatus, 

 TiCKELL (the female) — Tushi-warmbo-pho, Lepch. 



The Golden-backed Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Male, top of the head and crest, crimson ; upper back 

 and greater part of the wings externally, golden-yellow; lower part 

 of back, shining carmine-red ; band from the eyes, surrounding the 

 forehead, ruddy-brown, passing through the eye, and changing into 

 a wide black neck-stripe ; above this, between it and the crest, is a 

 narrow white line ; the dorsal aspect of the neck also white; primaries 

 wholly blackish, with three or four white spots on the inner webs 

 of all the feathers ; upper tail-coverts, and tail, black : beneath, 

 the neck is anteriorly white, with five black gular stripes; breast 

 black, more or less brunnescent, with large central drops of white ; 



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