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The yoimcr male Las the rump bright greenish yellow, and 

 this colour extends high up ou the back to the interscapulaiy 

 region. The adult male has the rump oulj as bright as iu 

 the young bird, but this tint does not extend at all to tiie back. 

 The female has the rump tiuged with yellowish^ this part being 

 less bright than iu the male. 



The Black-naped Greeu Woodpecker is not uncommon in 

 the forests surrounding the valley of Nepal, where it also breeds. 

 I found it fairly common about Hetoura, iu December. 



174.— Ohrysophlegma chlorolophus, Vieill. 



Male, Sal forest, December. — Length, 10*5; expanse, 17'1 ; 

 "wing, 5 '5 ; tail, 4'5 ; tarsus, 09 ; bill from gape, 1"25 ; bill at 

 front, 1-03 ; closed wings short of tail, 1*9. 



Bill greenish yellow horny ; culmen and tip dark plumbeous j 

 gape and orbital skin plumbeous ; irides carmine red. The tail 

 is faintly cross barred. 



Two males, not mature, Valley, August and Septemher. — ■ 

 Length, 9"9 and 10'5 ; expanse, 16'6 ; wing, 5 and 5*2; tail^ 

 3-6 and 38 ; tarsus, O'S and 09 ; bill from gape, M6 and I'S ; 

 bill at front, 1"0 ; closed wings short of tail, 1'8 and 2*0. 



Bill greenish horny, dusky above and at tip; orbital skin 

 slaty plumbeous; irides crimson; feet and claws plumbeous 

 greenish. 



Female, Nimboatar, December. — Length, 11 "1 ; expanse, 17'3 ; 

 wing, 5*7 ; tail, 4'55 ; tarsus, 0-85 ; bill from gape, 1'2 ; bill 

 at front, 1"05; closed wings short of tail, 3*0. 



Bill yellowish green horny ; culmen and tip dark plumbeous j 

 irides carmine red ; orbital skin bluish plumbeous ; tarsi dingy 

 green ; toes greenish leaden ; claws grey horny. 



The Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker is tolerably common id 

 the Valley, where it breeds. It is usually found in tree forests 

 about the lower parts of the surrounding hills, but occasionally 

 visits the wooded knolls in the central part of the valley. 

 It was not uncommon iu the lower hills, Dun and Sdl forest 

 in winter. 



178. — Micropternus phaioceps, Bly. 



Female, Valley, September. — Length, lO'l ; expanse, 17 ; wingj 

 5'3; tail, 3"3 ; tarsus, 0'85 ; bill from gape, 1% ; bill at front, 

 1*0; nostril to tip of bill, 0"75 ; breadth of bill at gape, 

 0*5 ; length of foot, 2*2 ; closed wings short of tail, 2*0 j' 

 weight, 4 ozs. 



Bill black, the basal two-thirds of the lower mandible grey 

 liorny ; orbital skin dark plumbeous ; irides brown ; feet dingy 

 leaden ; claws dui-ky plumbeous. 



