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Native 



Name — 



Lall poochee 



belonoino- to Mr. Hole. It was of a white colour, with a ring of 

 about y' broad of a brownish-red colour towards the thick end, and was 

 speckled with the same colour over the remainder of the egg,, diminish- 

 ing towards the small end* 



Genus. Chcdcoparia (Cabanis, 1850). 



Hume r No. 233 ses ; Oates, No. 911. 



Chalcoparia phcenicotis (Temm.). — The Buby Cheek. 



18 This bird is very common here. It frequents the jungle more thaa 



the other Sun-Birds. It is, I think, only a cold weather visitant. I 



have never come across its nest. 



Family Dicceidce. 

 Genus Dicceum (Guvier, 1817). 

 Hume, No. 236 ; Oates, No. 912. 

 Dictum cruentatum (Linn.). — The Scarlet-backed Flower-Pecker. 

 This is the common kind of Flower-Pecker found here. 

 Hume, No. 237 ; Oates, No. 914. 

 Dictum chrysorrikeum (Temm.). — The Yellow-vented 

 Flower-Pecker. 

 This species, is much rarer than D. cruentatum, keeping more to 

 the jungle than the open. 



Hume, No. 241 ; Oates, No. 915. 

 DiCiEUM ignipictds (Hodgs.).' — The Fire-breasted Flower-Pecker. 

 I2i I procured a single specimen shot near the Cutleecherra Tea Estate. 



This species is decidedly rare here. 



Hume, No. 237 ter. ; Oates, No. 917. 

 Dictum olivaceum (Wald.). — The Plain-coloured Flower-Pecker. 



122 Very rare, being seldom seen. Mr. Hole notices in the Asian that 

 he has seen them hunting about plantain trees. I have also noticed 

 the same thing. 



' Hume, No. 238 ; Oates, No, 919. 



Dictum rythrorhynchus (Lath.). — Tickell's Flower-Pecker. 



123 In Vol. X, No. 2, of this Journal, Mr. Baker says he has seen a 

 specimen from this district. I have never come across any myself, 

 but give it a place on such good authority. 



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