picm^. 273 



faintly continued along the flanks ; as dusky streaks, increasing as 

 in width on the vent and thigh coverts. 



Bill dusky-plumbeous, reddish beneath ; feet plumbeous ; irides 

 brown. Length 7 inches ; wing 3| ; ext. 12 ; tail 2^ ; bill at 

 front j^ ; foot ly^^. 



The Indian Spotted Woodpecker is found through Northern 

 India to the base of the Himalayas, extending into Assam, 

 Burmah, the Malay peninsula, and (according to Layard) to Ceylon; 

 but it is not found in Southern nor in Central India. It is 

 very common about Calcutta, and I have frequently seen it in the 

 Botanic Garden there : Mr. Blyth tells me that it is equally common 

 at Akyab. 



158. Picus Scindianus, Gould. 



Moore, Horsf. Cat. 981. 



The Scinde Pied Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Somewhat allied to P. medius of Europe (i. e. black 

 above, with a white wing-patch, the quills spotted with white, and 

 beneath white, with the flanks and under tail-coverts rosy) ; but 

 it is smaller, the flanks are not suffused with rosy, and there is a 

 broad black streak from the base of the lower mandible down the 

 sides of the neck. 



Length 1\ inches ; wing 4f ; tail 3f . 



This Woodpecker has only hitherto been found in Scinde. 



159. Picus brunneifrons, Vig. 



Vigors, Proc. Z. S. 1831— Gould, Cent. Him. Birds, i^l. 52— 

 Blyth, Cat. 292— HoRsr., Cat. 988. 



The Brown-fronted Woodpecker. 

 Descr. — Male, forehead brown ; top of the head golden-yellow ; 

 occiput crimson ; the rest of the plumage above black, with white 

 bars ; tail, with the centre feathers, black ; the two outer, on each 

 side, banded with white ; the lores and ear-coverts, pale brown ; a 

 small white stripe behind the eye ; a streak of white from below 

 the ear-coverts, passing round them to the sides of the neck, 



2 M 



