KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 56. N:0 2. 93 
The Southern Pale-headed Woodpecker was very abundant in the bamboo-forests 
of Upper Siam. In other kind of jungles it was never met with. It generally occurs 
single or in pairs but never in flocks or in company with other kind of Woodpeckers. 
Only a few times it was observed on the ground, and as soon as it was disturbed, it always 
flew up in a bamboo clump. 
The intensity of the colour of the underparts of the body seems to be somewhat 
variable and in some of my specimens these parts are washed with green. 
An allied form — Gecinulus grantia Mc CLELL. — has been recorded by Dr. Har- 
MAND from the Laos country but it must be extremely rare, and I never observed it during 
my journey. 
174. Iyngipicus canicapillus. Biyru. — The Burmese Pigmy Woodpecker. 
Tyngipicus canicapillus: Gyldenstolpe I p. 48; Gyldenstolpe Il; Gyldenstolpe HI p. 230; Grant p. 983 
Robinson & Kloss p. 46; Robinson II p. 147; Robinson III p. 740. 
| Length | Wing Tail | Culmen ' Tarsus 
Sex Locality Date 
| | | mm. mm. mm , mm , mm. 
| 
| fo) Koon Tan 2 1914 138 s«88 40 18 
? Pa Hing 4h, 1914 1388 45 is list 
Q Bang Hue Pong 5 1914 126 81 42 15 Wf! 
2 Koon Tan » 4/5 1914 | 180 85 45 15 11 
ed Doi Par Sakeng "fr 1914131 87 45 15,5 ' 12 
2 Koon Tan 21, 1914 | 432 79 4l 15 10 
oa Bang Hue Pong = *%/s.: 1914 | 128 80 44 1b ou 
So . PaHing “1914 | 135 80 45 a ay 
o Koon ‘Tan | 81/; 1914 | 134 83 44 ie a | 
| o  , Bang Hue Pong {| */s 1914 | 128 82 41 15 | Ihe 
oo | Koon Tan { i914 | 138 82 45 ih aan ie 
Irides: grey, yellowish white or brown. Bill: bluish black. Legs: yellowish green. 
A large series of this species was obtained at different places in Northern Siam. 
Here it was quite common, though it was never met with in evergreen jungles. 
The Burmese Pigmy Woodpecker is very similar to J. pumilus Haroirr. 
which inhabits Southern Tenasserim and some parts of the Malay Peninsula. It is, how- 
ever, distinguished by its smaller size and by having the central pair of the tail-feathers 
unspotted. This varies a great deal and some specimens are almost identical with J. 
canicapillus and it therefore seems to me that I. pumilus is not worthy of specific rank. 
175. Pyrrhopicus pyrrhotis. Hopes. — The Red-eared Bay Woodpecker. 
S Doi Par Sakeng */; 1914. L —=277 mm.; W = 153 mm.; T = 98 mm.; C = 45 mm. — 2 Doi 
Par Sakeng ''/; 1914. L = 268 mm.; W = 142 mm.; T = 91 mm; C = 40 mm. — Trides: brown. Bill: 
yellowish green. Legs: brownish green. 
