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north as Khandala and in the neighbouring forests. Locally 

 not uncommon. It occurs in the Goa and Savantvadi forests 

 and in parts of Ratnagiri. Mr. Elliot mentions it as visiting 

 Dharwar in the rains. 



160. — Picus mahrattensis, Lath. The Yellow- 

 fronted Woodpecker. 



Permanent resident. Locally not uncommon throughout 

 the region, but in some districts it is absent, especially in the 

 south. 



164. — Yungipicus nanus, Vig. The Indian Pigmy 

 Woodpecker. 



Rare. Occurs sparingly along the Sahyadri range as far 

 north as Khandala. It has been obtained at Mahableshwar, 

 Savantvadi, Ratnagiri, in the Goa forests, and on the hills west 

 of Belgaum. 



165.— Hemicercus cordatus, Jerd. The Heart- 

 spotted Woodpecker. 



Rare. Occurs sparingly along the Sahyadri range as far 

 north as Khandala, where I obtained a specimen, and Mr. Laird 

 got it in the forests west of Belgaum, and in North Kauara. 



166 Ms.— Chrysocolaptes strictus, Horsf.=C. de- 

 lesserti, Malh. apud Jerdon. The South- 

 ern Large Golden-backed Woodpecker. 



Permanent resident. Not uncommon, all along the Sahyadri 

 range and in the adjacent forests. Mr. Vidal in his list of 

 Ratnagiri species mentions C. sultaneus, but probably he refers 

 to this species, which is the Southern Indian form, with the 

 wing about 6 inches and the bill about If inches. I have 

 never seen a specimen from this region large enough for 

 sultaneus. 



An albinoid specimen was shot by Mr. Laird at Nagargali, 

 a few miles south of Belgaum (vide S.F., IX., 238). 



167.— Chrysocolaptes festivus, JBodd. The Black- 

 backed Woodpecker. 



Is found in Ratnagiri, according to Mr. Vidal, though not 

 common, and doubtless occurs in other forests along the Ghats 

 also, but it appears to be a very local species and rare or absent 

 in most places. Mr. Elliot met with it in Dharwar, not far 

 from Goa. 



