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298 ROUGH LIST OF THE BIRDS OF WESTERN KHANDESH. 
holes examined every Monday, but the birds deserted the spot. 
The only egg I obtained was sent to me early in January from 
a nest in the Satpuras in a hole in a tree in which the bird had 
bred the year before. Two nests, found near Shirpur at Christ- 
mas 1880, each contained one young one just able tofly. The 
young were very handsome, the crest being flame-colored. 
They seem to breed, as a rule, every year in the same immediate 
neighbourhood, but almost always I think in a new hole. 
They only lay one egg, I think, and certainly I have never 
seen the old ones accompanied by more than one young bird. 
175.—Chrysophlegma chlorigaster,* Jerd. The 
Southern Yellow-naped Woodpecker. 
_ Probably a permanent resident. Found throughout all the 
jungle districts. It is however scarce everywhere. 
180.—Brachypternus aurantius,* Zin. The Golden- 
backed Woodpecker. 
, Permanent resident. Common in all the jungles, and found 
pretty well all over the district in the rains. It breeds in 
February, March and April, and probably sometimes earlier, 
laying one or two eggs (in one case only I found three). . The 
form found in Khandesh is, Mr. Hume writes, “ intermediate 
between aurantivs and puncticollis, but nearer aurantius,” and 
probably with larger series dilutus,{ puncticollisand aurantius 
will all be merged in one. 
188.—Yunx torquilla, Zin.* The Wryneck. 
Cold weather visitant. Common everywhere among the 
scrub jungle. This bird is very tame, and has allowed me to 
strike it down with a riding whip while riding. 
193dis.—Megalaima inornata,* Wald. The Western 
Green Barbet. 
Permanent resident in the Akrani, Satpuras, the Kondabhari 
Ghat, and wherever there is tree jungle. It is fairly common, 
breeding in April and laying generally three eggs, though I 
have found: only two eggs nearly fully incubated. 
? 194.—Megalaima viridis, Bodd. The Small Green 
. Barbet. 
I think I have once or twice noticed this bird in the 
Satpuras, but unluckily have never got any specimens. 
+ As I pointed out nearly ten years ago, S. F., I., 171-3, dilutus is not only not a 
species, but is dare/y, if at all, distinguishable as a local race.—Ep , S, F, 
