24 THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 
egos in a nest, but that four appears to be the normal number 
laid :— 
March 10th ... ... nest and 3 fresh eggs. 
A suaibiieae Uke ts wee “f 4 Ks 
a edith. aoe * 5 hard-set eggs. 
Bee a AN aiare shete “ 4 fresh eggs. 
April 21st ... BAS F 4 young. 
Average measurement of 11 eggs 1:19 by 91 inches. 
Measurement of largest egg ... 1°24 ,, 98 4, 
Measurement of smallest egg... 114 ,, 90 ,, 
149.—Palexornis purpureus, P. L. S. Mill. Native 
name—Lalsira Tota. 
The Rose-headed Paroquet is a common and _ permanent 
resident, though not by any means as abundant as P. torquatus. 
In its habits it is much the same, but prefers well-wooded 
tracts, and is rarely seen in any numbers in the more open parts 
of the country. It is particularly numerous along the Chowka 
at Byramghat where ancient mangoe groves and pipal trees 
abound, and is fairly common in the vicinity of Lucknow 
itself. On the 4th March, I found a nest containing four 
young fledglings in a hole near the top of a pipal tree, and 
another on the 15th April containing four fresh eggs. These 
egos measure (average) 0°98 by 0°80 inches. 
160.—Picus mahrattensis, Lath. Native name — 
Kutpurwa.* 
The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker is both a common and | 
permanent resident, frequenting gardens, avenues, mangoe 
groves, &e. It generally moves about in pairs and breeds from 
February to April in holes, artificially made, in decayed trees. 
I have frequently found its nest, but could never get at the 
eggs. 
164.—Iyngipicus nanus, Vig. 
The Indian Pigmy Woodpecker is also a common and perma~ 
nent resident. J have met with it singly, in pairs, and often in 
small parties, generally in mangoe groves. It keeps well to the 
tops of trees, where it may be seen flying from branch to branch, 
and even hopping about like a Sparrow from bough to bough. 
I found a nest of this species and two fresh eggs on the 24th 
March. The nest was placed about eight feet from the ground, 
in a horizontal and internally decayed (but not hollow) bough 
of a mangoe tree in a neglected garden in the native city of 
* This name is applied generally to all Woodpeckers and Barbets. 
