648 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIII. 



Dejoo, 11-8-04, $ -juv., occurs also at Margherita. Failed to meet with it 

 in the plains. Iris dark brown ; orbits plumbeous ; bill black ; tarsus fleshy 

 plumbeous. 



246. Serilophus rubropygia (Hodgs.) [943]. — Hodgson's Broadbill. 

 Eesident, though possibly local migratory, occurs throughout the plains 



in evergreen forest and well wooded cultivated tracts, generally in small 

 parties. It would be no diflicult matter to decimate a party of these Broad- 

 bills as they are loathe to be dispersed when fired at, even at close range ; 

 they have a sweet whistling call. 



Margherita, November ; Rungagora, February, March ; Dejoo, December; 

 Seajuli, November ; Dhoolohat, October ; North Lakhimpur, July, August, 



247. Psarisomus dalhousice (Jameson.) [944]. — The Long-tailed Broadbill. 

 Eesident, it keeps to the dense forests in pairs at the breeding season, 



gregarious in parties to the extent of a dozen or more in the cold season 

 when it frequents any open scrub growth or land interspersed with 

 trees in the vicinity of habitations, then extremely familiar, very partial 

 to bamboo " baris " or jungle interspersed with bamboos. 



Joyhing, 20-9-08, a large party flew into the verandah porch of the 

 Doctor's bungalow. Such an incident is not a particularly uncommon occur- 

 rence. Reported on other occasions similar such casts. 



Dejoo, 4-1-09, a party noted at early morning : the jerking of their tails 

 was most noticeable. Silonibari, 81-8-11, a small party, four to six birds, 

 parents and young ? attracted my attention with their plaintive whistling ; 

 21-10-11, in evidence about now, noted in the garden ; a few days 

 previously also seen in scrub growth along trolley line. 



Rungagora, April ; Dejoo, December, January, February, (July, August, 

 immatures). Iris light stone brown ; orbits yellow ; bill green ; tip of upper 

 and lower mandible light blue, lower mandible orange-yellow ; tarsus pale 

 green, claws horny. 



248. Picus striolatus, Blyth. [948].— The Little Scaly-bellied Woodpecker. 



Geeinus striolatus, Blanford, F.B.I., Vol. iii., p, 20. 



Resident on the " north bank," right bank of the Bramapootra at all 

 events in the wide expanse of open grass and reed land adjacent to 

 the main rivers interspersed with Simvil trees (Bomlax malabaricum) . 

 Komolabari, 1-13-9-04, S ; Boduti, 1-11-07, c? . * 



As might naturally be expected in a heavily forested region the wood 

 peckers are well represented and by no fewer than ten species irrespective 

 of the two Piculets. 



249. Picus occijntalis Vig. [950]. — The Black-naped Green Woodpecker. 



Geeinus Occipitalis, Blanford, F.B.I., Vol. iii., p. 22. 

 Plentifully distributed throughout the whole district. 



250. Picits clilorolopJius chloroloplius, Vieill. [951]. — The Small Himalayan 



Yellow-naped Woodpecker. 



Geeinus cMorolophus, Blanford, F.B.I., Vol. ii., p. 23. s i 



Commonly distributed, more partial to the open tracts of country. 'V ' 



251. ClirysopMegma fiavinucha ( Gould.) [955]. — The Large Yellow-naped 



Woodpecker. 

 Locally distributed throughoiit the whole district. Gates' numerous 

 genera in this family, Picidee, are retained though so much sub-division is 

 probably quite unnecessary. 



252. Gecinulm grantia ( McClell.) [958].— The Northern Pale-headed 



Woodpecker. 



