396 A LIST OF BIRDS COLLECTED AND 



* 164 bis.— Yungipicus gymnopthalmus, Blyth. S. 



F., III., 60. 



Obtained one and saw another at Maclmr on tbe road 

 between the Lower Palanis and Kodaikanal. 



$ Maclmr, \4tth June. — Length, 4'7 ; wing, 2 '9 ; expanse, 9*3 ; 

 tail, 1*4; tarsus, 06; bill from gape, 07; weight, 0*5oz. 

 Iris dark; orbit purple ; bill greenish dusky ; feet olive. 



* 166 bis.— Ohrysocolaptes delesserti, Malh. S. F., 



III., 64. 



This fine bird ranges the Palanis from top to bottom, and is 

 so noisy as to be easily found. Its skin, however, is so tough 

 that it will often survive the best directed shot and go off 

 apparently unharmed. Then in a little while it will begin ham- 

 mering and cackling again on some old tree a quarter of a 

 mile away. Perhaps 181 may be more abundant among the 

 large trees of the Lower Hills, but on the whole this is the 

 most common Woodpecker on the Palanis. 



* 171.— Gecinus striolatus, Blyth. 



Obtained but one at 4,000 feet. 



5 Periur, lbth June. — Length, 10'2 ; wing, 5'0; expanse, 

 160; tail, 4*0; tarsus, 1*0; bill from gape, 1*4; weight, 3*4oz. 

 Iris dark red (when skinned) ; legs dusky blue; upper mandible 

 almost black, lower, dusky horny. There are twelve rows of 

 small white spots across the wing when expanded, and I do not 

 understand why nothing is said of this in Jerdon's description.* 



* 175.— Chrysophlegma chlorophanes, Vieill. 



Obtained a male near Periur. 



181.— Brachypternus puncticollis, Malh. 



Abundant on the Lower Palanis, in the heavy forest. 



* 194 bis.— Megalaema viridis, Bodd. 



This Green Barbet is found in the groves on the top of the 

 Palanis and also among the trees at their base. It was parti- 

 cularly abundant in June among the large trees of the lower 

 Hills, as several kinds of trees were loaded with fruit. This 

 Barbet much resembles the one we have called M. virdisi 



* Jerdon says tbe upper surface resembles tbat of squamatus, and in tbe descrip- 

 tion ot tbat species, the spots on tbe outer webs of tbe primaries are referred to.— 

 Ed , S. F. 



