446 DENDROCOPUS 



Hob. N. Ural, throughout Northern Siberia, north of about 

 55 N. Lat. to Kamchatka and Behring Island. 



In habits, note, and nidification this species does not differ 

 from D. minor. 



639. SUBSP. DENDROCOPUS DANFORDI. 



Dendrocopus danfordl (Hargitt), Ibis, 1883, p. 172; id. Cat. B. Br. 

 Mus. xviii. p. 256 ; Dresser, ix. p. 259, pi. 689, fig. 2. 



ad. (Asia Minor). Resembles D. minor, except that it lias the 

 branch from the black malar stripe passing quite round the posterior part of 

 the ear-coverts, and joined to the occiput, and the under parts are darker 

 and rather more distinctly barred. 



Hob. Asia Minor and the Northern Caucasus. 



I have no information respecting the habits of this species, 

 but it doubtless does not differ appreciably from D. minor 

 therein. Its eggs closely resemble those of I), minor. 



640. BROWN-FROXTED WOODPECKER. 

 DENDROCOPUS AURICEPS. 



Dendrocopus auriceps (Vigors), P.Z.S. 1831, p. 4i ; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. 

 Birds, iii. p. 40 ; D. Irunnifrons (Vigors), P.Z.S. 1831, p. 176 ; Gould, 

 Cent. B. Hiinal. pi. Iii. (1832) ; Hargitt, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xviii. p. 204. 



$ ad. (Himala} as). Upper parts barred black and white ; a broad band 

 across the upper back, and upper tail-coverts black ; crown brown 

 tinged with olivaceous, the hinder feathers with golden tips ; occiput 

 scarlet ; wings black spotted with white, as are the outer tail-feathers, the 

 middle ones being uniform black ; sides of Lead and neck, and chin white, 

 finely striped with black ; ear-coverts pale brown ; a brown malar band 

 passing into a black stripe on the side of the throat and fore-neck ; under 

 parts fulvous white striped with black, middle of the abdomen tinged with 

 yellow ; lower abdomen and under tail-coverts pale crimson ; bill bluish 

 horn, the base of the under mandible plumbeous ; legs pale glaucous 

 green ; iris crimson. Culmen 1 - 0, wing 4'6, tail 3'2, tarsus 0'8 inch. The 

 female is slightly smaller and lacks the red occiput, which is yellower than 

 the crown. 



Hob. Northern Afghanistan, Kashmir, and the Western 

 Himalayas east to Nepal, at altitudes of from 2,000 to 9,000 feet. 



In general habits it differs little from its congeners, and is 

 said to frequent gardens, and to utter a soft, rolling whistle. It 



