450 DENDROCOPUSIYNGIPICUS 



tt'l. (Asia Minor). Differs from D. mediu* in having the under parts 

 more richly tinged with yellow and red, and much more boldly striped 

 with black ; crown brilliant crimson ; the two lateral tail-feathers have the 

 white bars much narrower, the black bars therefore much broader, and 

 more conspicuous. Culmen T02, wing 4'75, tail 2'85, tarsus 0*78 inch. 

 The female is only a trifle less brightly coloured. 



Hob. South-east Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and 

 Persia. 



Probably this bird does not differ from D. medius in its 

 nesting habits, and its eggs are similar to those of that 

 species. 



IYNGIPICUS, Bonap., 1854. 

 646. SWINHOE'S PIGMY WOODPECKER. 

 IYNGIPICUS SCINTILLICEPS. 



lyngipicus scmtllliceps (Swinhoe), Ibis, 1863, p. 96 ; (David and Oust.), 

 Ois. Chine, p. 50; Gould, B. of Asia, vi. pi. xxi. ; Hargitt, Cat. B. 

 Br. Mus. xviii. p. 313 ; 7. kaleensis (Swinhoe), Ibis, 1863, p. 390 ; 

 (David and Oust,), Ois. Chine, p. 50 ; Hargitt, torn. cit. p. 315 ; 

 Berezovski and Bianchi, Ptitz. Gan-su, &c. p. 48. 



$ ad. (China). Crown dark ashy-grey ; occiput, nape, forepart of the 

 back, and middle tail-feathers deep black ; middle and lower back white, 

 barred with black ; wings black, spotted with white ; lateral tail-feathers 

 brownish buff, with indistinct blackish brown bars on the terminal por- 

 tion ; on each side of the occiput a minute scarlet stripe ; malar stripe and 

 ear-coverts dusky brownish buff ; chin, sides of the face, and neck dull 

 white ; under par tsbuffy white, striped with black ; bill horny plumbeous ; 

 legs plumbeous grey ; iris red or reddish brown. Culmen 0'68, wing 4'0, 

 tail 2*2, tarsus 0'64 inch. The female resembles the male, but lacks the 

 red stripe on the sides of the occiput. 



Hal. China north to Pekin, south to the islands of 

 Formosa and Hainan; south-western Kan-su. 



Throughout its range this species is said to be resident 

 and found everywhere where there are trees, even in the 

 towns. In habits it does not differ from its allies. The bird 

 from Formosa, Hainan, and Eastern China (7. kaleensis') has 

 been treated by Mr. Hargitt as subspecifically separable, 

 but in this I cannot agree with him. 



