GECINULUS. 437 



coverts continued down the neck white ; another from the gape to under the 

 ear coverts and also continued down the neck white ; the intermediate space, 

 and a broad band under the lower white streak from behind the cheeks reaching 

 down the neck, black ; rump, scapulars, and upper wing coverts golden olive ; 

 quills dark brown, the primaries paler at the tips, the secondaries and tertiaries 

 broadly edged with golden olive, and all with a few white spots on the inner 

 webs near the base. Upper tail coverts and tail black ; breast and whole lower 

 plumage dark brown, suffused with olive green ; sides of the body barred or 

 spotted with whitish ; under wing coverts olive brown, spotted with white. In 

 some males the feathers of the rump are tipped with crimson. The female has 

 the head black instead of crimson. (Oa/es.) Legs and feet dark green ; irides 

 deep brown to deep reddish brown ; upper mandible bluish black ; lower 

 plumbeous. (DavisonJ) 



Length. \2 inches; tail 4-5; wing 5*5 ; tarsus 1*1 ; bill from gape 1-5. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula, the Islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and Tenas- 

 serim, in British Burmah,from Mooleyit mountain to Bankasoon. Mr. Davison 

 says it is confined to the dense evergreen forests. 



Gen. Gecinulus, Blyth. 



Bill shorter than in Gauropicoides] more compressed laterally, the inner 

 (fourth) or hind toe wanting. 



1040. Gecinulus Grantia, McCleli., P. z. S. 1839; y er d. t B. 



Ind. i. p. 292, No. 177. The PALE-HEADED THREE-TOED GREEN WOODPECKER. 



Forehead, lores, sides of the head and neck and throat yellowish green, 

 paler and tinged with yellow on the lower neck ; crown, nape and crest dull 

 crimson; back, scapulars, wing and upper fail coverts brownish red or dull red, 

 the secondaries and tertiaries with three light red bars ; primaries dusky 

 greenish, crossed with 4 5 yellow bars; tail dusky greenish, the feathers edged 

 with reddish and with yellowish bands ; chin yellowish ; breast and abdomen 

 dusky brownish green ; bill bluish white, darker blue at the base ; irides red j 

 legs pale dusky green. 



Length. 10 to I0'5 inches ; wing 5 ; tail 375 ; bill at front I. 



Hab. S.-E. Himalayas, extending to Assam. Jerdon says he found it not 

 uncommon near Darjeeling. 



1041. Gecinulus Viridis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxxi, p. 341 ; id., 

 B. Burm. p. 77 ; Hume, Sir. F. iii. p. 71 ; Hume and Dav., Str. F. vi. p. 

 144 ; Hume, Sir. F. viii. p. 88 ; Bingham, Sir. F. ix p. 164 ; Oaies, B. Br, 

 Burm. \\.v- 41; Sundev., Consp. Av. Pic. p. 48. BLYTH'S THREE-TOED 

 GREEN WOODPECKER. 



Forehead, lores, sides of the head and neck and throat yellowish brown, 

 tinged with golden on the sides of the neck ; crown, nape and crest crimson ; 

 back, scapulars, wing coverts and upper tail coverts olive yellow ; rump olive 



