354 NOTES ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED ON HE NILGHIRIS 
160.—Picus mahrattensis, Zath. The Yellow-fronted 
W oodpecker. 
Occurs sparingly throughout the Wynaad, and in the 
Mysore country. It does not, that Iam aware of, ascend the 
hills. It is not a forest Woodpecker, being usually found in 
open ground interspersed with bamboo, 
164dis.—Yungipicus gymnopthalmus, Bly. The 
' Southern Pigmy Woodpecker. 
Occurs on the slopes of the Nilghiris to about 3,000. feet 
elevation, and in the Wynaad and Mysore country. It avoids 
heavy forest, frequenting scrubby and bamboo jungle, and 
open grassy glades interspersed with trees. Ihave always 
found it in pairs or in small families of four or six. It does 
not, I think, differ in habits from other members of the genus. 
Unfortunately I find I have only recorded the measurements 
and colours of soft parts of two females :— 
Lencth, 4:9 to 5:1; expanse, 10-0 to 10-1; tail, 1°5 to 1°6; 
wing, 30 to 8:01 ; tarsus, 0°5 to 0°55; bill from gape, 0°65 to 
0-7; weight, 0°6 oz. Irides pearly white; orbital skin pink ; 
upper mandible, legs, and feet dark plumbeous ; lower mandible 
pale plumbeous ; claws blackish. 
165.—Hemicercus cordatus, Jerd. The Heart- 
spotted Woodpecker. 
Not a common bird, found in pairs or parties sparingly 
distributed throngh the Wynaad and Mysore country. It 
ascends the slopes of the hills to about 3,000 feet. The bird 
described by Jerdon as the male of this species is certainly, 
as Mr. Hume long ago suggested, the female, and vice versd. 
There is no doubt about this, as I have carefully dissected 
several of both sexes to decide this point. 
The following are the dimensions and colours of soft parts 
recorded in the flesh of a female :— 
Length, 5°7; expanse, 11:8; tail, 15; wing, 3°6; tarsus, 
0°65; bill from gape, 0°38; weight, 1:2 oz. Bill black; legs 
and feet blackish,:tinged plumbeous; irides deep brown. 
166.—Chrysocolaptes strictus, Horsf. The Southern 
Large Golden-backed Wood-pecker. 
This species is not uncommon in the Wynaad, Mysore, and 
slopes of the Nilghiris. It ascends quite to the summit of the 
