232 F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birch inhabiting Kaclih. [No. 3, 



inches, shorter than the outer ones. The species is very abundant and its 

 favourite haunt are tanks or grassy slopes of hills. 



91. Ptionopeogne ettpesteis. Not very common. 



I saw the species repeatedly hunting over tanks, in company with 3. 

 rustica. The measurements are slightly smaller than those given by Jerdon. 



112. Capeimulgus Asiatictjs. Not common. 



113. C. Maheattensis. Shot a single specimen on 26th January, 

 at Daiselpur in Wagur district, between fields. The bird perfectly agrees 

 with that described by Jerdon. 



117. Meeops vieldis. Very common. 



123. Coeacias dtdica. Common. 



129. Haicton Smtenensis (= ptjsctts). Common. 



The largest specimen measures ; wing 5, tail 35, bill at front 23, from 

 gape 2-9 inch. (Comp. Ibis, 1872, p. 4.) 



134. Alcedo Bengalensis. Not common. 



Wing 2'8, tail 1*3, bill at front 1*5, from gape 1'9, tarsus 035 inch. 



136. Ceetle eudis. Common. 



Wing 5-2 to 5-6 ; tail 275 to 3, bill at front 2'2 to 25, tarsus 04 inch. 

 Of two pairs shot the males are slightly larger than the females. 



148. Pai^oestis toeqtjattjs. Very common. 



160. Pious (Leiopictjs) Maheattensis, var. 



An idem P. Blanfordi, Blyth. ! 



This is the only woodpecker which I have met with in Kachh. It would 

 be difficult to identify it from Jerdon's account, and I give, therefore, a more 

 complete description. 



Forehead and part of top of head pale yellowish brown, with a more 

 or less distinct golden lustre, (not pure yellow as Malherbe calls it) ; in 

 the male occiput crimson, laterally extending to above the eyes, in the 

 female dull yellowish brown, in both the occipital feathers are conspicuously 

 lengthened ; neck above with a broad uniform dark brown streak from 

 the occiput downwards ; lower neck, back and rump with longitudinal brown- 

 ish black and white streaks, each feather being black along the centre ; on 

 the base of the lower tail coverts the white predominates, but of the longer 

 tail coverts each has a large triangular central spot ; tail blackish, each 

 feather with 5 or 6 transverse, on the quill interrupted white bands ; shorter 

 wing coverts nearly uniform brownish black, longer coverts and all the 

 wing feathers with along the middle of each feather interrupted bands, 

 primaries dusky brown, and the white on them suffused with pale sulphur, 

 secondaries and tertials much darker, particularly on the outer web. Lores, 

 round the eye, about the angle of the mouth and chin in front fulvous white, 

 ear coverts fulvous-ashy white or pale ashy ; sides of neck, chin and breast 



