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173. Chryspholegma fiavinucha, Gould. 



Birds of Asia, pi. 1, fig.— P. Z. S., 1833— Blyth, Cat. 265— 

 HoRSF., Cat. 965 — Dryotomus flavigula, Hodgs., J. A. S., VI. — 

 Mang-chuk, Lepcli. 



The Large Yellow-naped Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Forehead and head reddish-brown, tinged with green 

 on the occiput and nape ; posterior nuchal feathers and back of 

 neck glossy deep yellow ; the rest of the upper plumage shining 

 yellow-green ; chin, cheeks, and throat, pale sulphur-yellow ; 

 ear-coverts greenish above, yellow beneath ; neck in front and on 

 sides blackish-green, picked out with pure white ; body beneath 

 dull dusky, greenish on the breast, passing into grey on the belly ; 

 the first seven primaries wholly igneous-cinnamon colour; the 

 last three, and the secondaries, with five or six blackish cross- 

 bars on both webs of the primaries, but only on the inner webs of 

 the secondaries and tertiaries, which latter are green on their 

 outer webs ; tips of the primaries blackish-brown ; tail-feathers 

 pure black ; the lining of the wings whitish, with black bars. 



Bill bluish- white ; legs slaty-green ; irides red ; orbitar skin 

 pale green. 



The female ha* the chin and throat reddish-brown, instead of 

 yellow. 



Length 14 inches; extent 21; wing 6f ; tail 5-|; bill at front If; 

 foot nearly 3 ; weight 7 oz. The tail is a good deal pointed. 



This large Yellow-naped Woodpecker is found throughout the 

 Himalayas, extending into Assam and Burmah. At Darjeeling I 

 observed it chiefly in the zone from 2,000 to 6,000 ft. 



174. Chrysophlegma chlorolophus, Vieill. 



Picus, apud Vieillot — Horsf., Cat. 966 — Picus Nipalensis, 

 Gray, Hardw., 111. Ind. ZooL, I, pi. 31, f. 1 — Gee. chloropus, 

 apud Blyth, Cat. 266 — -Brachylophus sericeicoUis, Hodgs. 



The Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Top and sides of head, upper ear-coverts, and sides of 

 the nape, dusky brownish-green ; lores, and under ear-coverts 



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