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I may add that there is in the British Museum a specimen received from Col. Swinhoe which 

 was shot by Dr. Duke in December 1877 at Quetta, at an altitude of 5500 feet, and recorded by 

 Col. Swinhoe (Ibis, 1882, p. 102) under the name of Gecinus squamatus. 



Unfortunately I have not yet been able to secure a specimen of this rare Woodpecker for 

 my collection, and am indebted to Professor Menzbier, of Moscow, for the loan of the type, 

 a female, which I have figured and described. The male bird figured in the background 

 is Mr. Hargitt's type of Gecinus gorii, and in describing this specimen I have transcribed 

 Mr. Hargitt's description, having found it quite correct. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. Brit. 



a, J ad. Padda Sultan, Helmund River, Afghanistan, October 26th, 1884 (Dr. Aitchison). b, $ ad. Quetta, 

 December 1877 (Col. Swinhoe). 



E Mus. Muscov. 

 a, $ ad. Ai Macdjary, Transcaspia, July 18th, 1886 (Zarudny). 



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