Birds of the Indian Hills 



one likely to be seen at Darjeeling is Hypopicus 

 hyper erythrus — the rufous-bellied pied wood- 

 pecker, and this is by no means common. 

 The woodpeckers most often seen in the 

 Eastern Himalayas are : 



70. Dendrocopus cathpharius. The lesser 

 pied woodpecker. A speckled black-and-white 

 woodpecker about the size of a bulbul. The 

 top of the head and the sides of the neck are red 

 in both sexes ; the nape also is red in the cock. 



71. Gecinus occipitalis. The black-naped 

 green woodpecker. This bird, as its name 

 implies, is green with a black nape. The head 

 is red in the cock and black in the hen. This 

 species is about the size of a crow. 



72. Gecinus chlorolophus. The small Hima- 

 layan yellow-naped woodpecker. This species 

 is distinguishable from the last by its small 

 size, a crimson band on each side of the head, 

 and the nape being golden yellow. 



73. Pyrrhopicus pyrrhotis. The red-eared 



bay woodpecker. The head is brown. The 



rest of the upper plumage is cinnamon or 



chestnut-red with blackish cross-bars. There is 



a crimson patch behind each ear, which forms a 



semi-collar in the male. This species seeks its 



food largely on the ground. 

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