OF THE TRAVANCORE HILLS. 389 
in the middle of March; the eggs were smooth, white, and ° 
glossy, averaging ‘43 x ‘33 inches.—F. W. B.” 
A lovely adult male, the crown, the most brilliant green, 
without a trace of the blue on the crown which, according 
to Dr. Finsch, characterizes the adult. 
This specimen measured in the flesh :—Length, 5-62; ex- 
panse, 10°25 ; wing, 3°75 ; tail, 1°87. 
164 bis.—Yungipicus gymnopthalmos, Blyth. 
‘‘ Lives in the tops of high trees, and is as difficult to observe 
as to shoot.—F. W. B.” 
A female measured :—Length, 4°87 ; expanse, 9; wing, 2:87 ; 
tail, 1°25 ; 
The bill and legs, plumbeous; the irides, yellow ochre; 
the bare orbital skin (and I do not remember to have 
seen this previously noticed), dull lake red. 
165.—Hemicercus cordatus, Jerd. 
“ Like the last, frequents the tops of tall trees, singly or 
in pairs, but it has a peculiar loud call which attracts attention. 
Early in February, I observed a pair of these birds, working 
at a nest, but unfortunately they were frightened and left 
before laying any eggs.—F.. W. B.” 
A pair of this species procured at Mynall have been sent by 
Mr. Bourdillon, unfortunately he did not himself sex them, 
but put them down as male and female according to what he 
found in Jerdon, so that these birds afford no additional 
evidence as to whether in opposition to what Jerdon says, and 
in accordance with what is the case with canente, it is the male 
that has the white-speckled head. I myself have now no doubt 
upon this point, the bird with a speckled-head is considerably 
the larger of the two, and has a markedly larger bill. The 
following are the dimensions of the two birds :— 
lst.—Black forehead, speckled with white. _ Male (as I 
believe) :—Length, 6; expanse, 12; wing, 3°72; tail, 1:25; 
bill at front, 0:88. 
2nd.—Forehead and crown, fulvous. Female (as I believe) :— 
Length, 5°75; expanse, 10°75; wing, 3°6; tail, 1:36; bill 
at front, 6°70. 
166 bis.—Chrysocolaptes Delesserti, IJaih. 
“ Inhabits the lower ranges of forest.—F. W. B.” 
A single female, clearly belonging to this species or sub- 
species. It measured in the flesh:—Length, 11:5; expanse, 
18°75; wing, 5°75; tail, 4; bill at front, 1:7. The irides 
were yellow. 
