54 Mr. P. W. :Miinn on the Birds 



57. Dictum ERVTHRORHyNCHUM. (Tickell's Flower- 

 pecker.) 



Rare. On April 20, 1890, I found a nest of this bird, 

 from which I shot the female, built in an almond-tree on 

 the Grand Trunk Road near Khardah ; this nest was not in 

 any way concealed by the leaves of the tree, and was sus- 

 pended from near the end of a twig ; it contained two fresh 

 white eggs. 



The bird makes a loud chirping when disturbed, and is a 

 most inquisitive and excitable little creature. 



58. MicROPTERNus phjEOCeps. (Bengal Rufous Wood- 

 pecker.) 



Uncommon, and found only in the thickly wooded parts 

 of the country. 



59. Brack YPTERNus aurantius. (Golden-backed Wood- 

 pecker.) 



The commonest Woodpecker in the district and very 

 plentiful, universally distributed. It is very often seen on 

 the ground, probably feeding on ants. They generally breed 

 in holes in palm-trees. 



60. Cyanops asiatica. (Blue-cheeked Barbet.) 



Very common, universally distributed, and resident. They 

 breed during the hot season, excavating their own nesting- 

 holes in dead trees. W'lien making the hole the bird clings 

 to the tree and rests on its tail, like a Woodpecker, and 

 pecks vigorously at the wood, every now and then breaking 

 pieces out from the sides of the hole, until it is obliged to 

 stop, gasping from the exertion. 



61. Xanthol^ma H/EMacephala. (Crimson-breasted 

 Barbet.) 



Very common, resident, and generally distributed. Breeds 

 about the same time as Cyanops asiatica, the two species 

 sometimes nesting together in the same tree. 



62. Upupa epo?s. (European Hoopoe.) 



A cold-weather visitor, but not very plentiful, arriving 

 in October and usually leaving again before the hot weather 

 begins in March j but I saw one as late as May 15 in 1889. 



