GECININ^. 299 



Length 12 inches ; wing nearly 6 ; tail 4 ; hill at front 1^^ to If ; 

 foot 21. 



This Woodpecker is found in the Himalayas, and also in the hilly 

 regions of the Malabar Ghauts. I have met with it on the slopes of 

 the Neilgherries, up to above 5,000 feet of elevation. 



184. Chrysonotus intermedius, Blyth. 



Tiga, apud Blyth, J. A., S. XIV., 193— Blyth, Cat. 254— 

 HoRSF., Cat. 953 — P. tiga, apud Gray, Hardw., 111. Ind. ZooL, 

 pi. 30 f. 2 — Jerdon, Cat. 215 (in part). 



The Common Three-toed Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Very similar to the last ; the crimson tinge, however, 

 does not extend over the upper back, and the black head of the 

 female is marked with elongated white oval drops. 



Length 11-^ inches ; wing 5^ ; tail 3| ; bill at front 1 to 1 j% ; 

 foot 2^. 



This Woodpecker is found rarely in the Himalayas, extending 

 into Assam and the Burmese countries, where it is extremely com- 

 mon, and Southward as far as Penang. It also occurs in Southern 

 India, in the jungles of Malabar and the Eastern Ghauts. 



185. Chrysonotus rubropygialis, Malh. 



Brachypternopicus, apud Malherbe. P. tiga, Jekdon, Cat, 

 215 (in part). 



The Southern Three-toed Woodpecker. 



Descr. — Much smaller than the preceding ; the black spots on 

 the head of the female still rounder than in the last. 



Length 9 inches ; wing not quite 5 ; tail 3f ; bill at front -f^ 

 to nearly 1 inch. 



This species requires to be compared with the Malayan C. tiga ; 

 and I have unfortunately no Indian specimens at hand to compare 

 with the latter. The bill appears to be smaller even that in that 

 species. I obtained it in the extreme south of the Malabar forests 

 in Travancore. Malherbe, in the Rev. Zool., 1845, describes 

 this species as from Bangalore. It appears to correspond entirely 

 with specimens collected by myself in Southern India ; except 

 that the back is, in the diagnosis, described as being cinnamo- 



