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Genus Brach\pternus, Strickland. 

 25 L Br. ceylonxjs (N. nat. Forsch., 13, pi. 4). 

 Syn. Picus ceylonns, Forster. 

 P. neylectus, Wagler. 



P. erythronotm (?), et P. rubescens (?), Vieillot. 

 Hab. Ceylon, where very common. 



A. B. Males. C. Female. D. Young do. From Cey- 

 lon. Dr. R. Templeton (1845-6). 



252. Br. aurantius (Edwards, pi. 182; PL Enl. 695). 



Syn. Picus aurantius, L. 



P. bengalensis, Gmelin (nee Horsfield, Lin. Tr. XIII, 

 17G). 



P. imdialis, Wagler, 

 P. tibetanus, Natterer. 

 P. fsarodes, Lichtenstein 

 P. hemipodius, Swainson. 



Malacolophus ? melunochrysos, Hodgson, J. ^. iS. VI, 109. 

 lir. micropus, Blyth, /. A. S. XIV, 194. 

 Var. P. chrysonotus, Lesson. 

 Hab. India generally ; Ceylon. 



A. B. C. Males. J). E. F. Females. G. H. Young 

 males. /. Young female. All from the vicinity of Calcutta 

 (1841-6). J. Female. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. (1848). 

 Var. Br. dilutus, Blyth, J. A. S. XIV, 550. 

 Hab. Scinde. 



K. Female. Sir A. Burnes (1840). 



Genus Tiga, Kaup. 



253. T. Shorei, (Gould's 'Century,' pi. 49). 



Syn. Picus Shorei, Vigors, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 175; J. A. S. 

 XIV, 193. 



Hab. Himalaya, and hilly regions of S. India. 



A. Female (in bad order), from Nepal. B. H. Hodg- 

 son, Esq. (1842). B. Another, from Gumsur. Capt. 

 McPherson (1845). C. Another (fine), from the Deyra 

 Doon. Capt. Hutton (1849). 



254. T. INTERMEDIA, Blyth, J. A. S. XIV, 193. 



Hab. Nepal ; Assam ; Sylhet ; Arakan ; Tenasserim ; Penang ; 

 S.India? 



A. Male, from Tenasserim. Rev. J. Barbe (1841). 



B. Do., from Ramree( Arakan). Capt. J. R.Abbott (1844). 



C. I). Females, from Arakan. Capt. Phayre (1844-5). 

 E. Male. F. G. Females. From Penang. Piev. J. 



Barbe (1846). 



255. T. TRIDACTYLA (/. A. S. XIV, 193). 



Syn. Chrysonotus tridactylus, Swainson 

 Ficus tiga, Horsfield. 



Tukki Besor of Malays, Sumatra. 



