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head a narrowish fulvous band, tinged vinaceous, continued 

 backwards as a supercilium to the ear-coverts ; a broad fulvoua 

 patch on each side of the head embracing lores, cheeks and ears; 

 the ear-coverts tinged greenish ; a dusky band, 0'5 broad, and 

 1*1 long on each side of the throat, from the lower mandible ; 

 vertex, occiput, and nape bright green ; whole upper parts dark 

 green, the feathers black shafted ; secondary coverts tinged 

 yellow, and the inner webs of the primaries blackish, edged 

 with yellow internally ; chin yellowish fulvous ; rest of under 

 surface pale green ; under surface of tail feathers pale yellowish 

 olive. 



This species was not common in the valley of Nepal, and was 

 only observed there in August, September and October. It was 

 usually seen in flocks of about twenty birds, frequenting small 

 trees on the confines of forests. As this is the last species of 

 the genus Palosornis to be noticed, I may here give my impres- 

 sion of the general vertical distribution of the various species 

 in that part of Nepal which is known to me. P. scJiisticeps ia 

 found at greater elevations than any of the others, ranging up 

 to 7,000 feet or over in summer ; next in order comes fasciatus, 

 then purpureus at elevations of from 1,500 to 3,000 feet ; then 

 nipalensis in the Sal forest ; and lastly torquatus in the Tarai 

 and plains. 



155.— Picus maj oroides, Hodgs. 



Five males, May. — Length, 9'2 to 9-9 ; expanse, 15-9 to 16'3; 

 wing, 5-0 to 5-3; tail, 3-35 to 3-85 ; tarsus, 0-85 to I'O; bill 

 from gape, 1*45 to 1'6 ; bill at front, 1'22 to 1*4; closed wings 

 short of tail, I'O to 1'5. 



Upper mandible dusky or slaty black ; lower pale grey 

 horny ; orbital skin leaden or slaty ; irides brownish red to deep 

 crimson ; feet dingy green ; the soles dull yellow ; claws livid 

 horny. 



Female, May. — Length, 9'2 ; expanse, 15"5 ; wing, 5*02 ; tail, 

 3 '4; tarsus, 0*8 ; bill from gape, 1*45 ; bill at front, 1'2 ; closed 

 wings short of tail, 1"3. 



Upper mandible slaty black ; lower grey horny ; orbital 

 skin plumbeous ; irides reddish brown ; feet dingy green ; claws 

 slaty. 



It will be observed from® the above measurements, carefully 

 taken from specimens in the flesh, that this Woodpecker, which 

 is doubtless Hodgson's major oides, is much larger than stated 

 by Gray and Jerdon. The former author described the species 

 in the B. M. Catalogue of Mr. Hodgson's Collection, 1846, App. 

 p. 150, and the dimensions there given are : — "Length, 8 in. ; bill 

 X in. 5 lin. ; wing 4 in. 9 lin. j tarsi 7 lin.'^ Dr. Jerdon's raea- 



