KUNUL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 56- HC.O 2- 93 



The Southern Pale-headed Woodpecker was very abundani in fche bamboo-forests 

 of Qpper Siarn. In other kind of jungles it was never mei with. It generally occurs 

 single or in pairs hut frever in flocks or in company with other kind of Woodpeckers. 

 Onlv a few times it was observed 011 the ground, and as soon as it was disturbed, it alwaj s 

 flew itj) in a bamboo clump. 



The intensity of the colour of the underparts of the body seems to be somewhat 

 variable and in sonie of niy speeimens these parts are washed with green. 



An allied form - - Gecinulus (irantia Mc Clbll. has boen recorded by Dr. Här- 

 mäns from the Laos country hut it must be extremelv rare, and I never observed it diirinu 

 my journey. 



174. Iyngipicus canicapillus. Blyth. The Burmese Pigray Woodpecker. 



Tyngvpicus canicapillus: Gyldenstolpe 1 p. 48; Gyldenstolpe II: Gyldenstolpe III p. 230; Grant ]>. 98; 



Robinson & Kloss p. 46: Robinson II \>. 147; Robinson III p. 740. 



T ii i> i Length Wing Ta il Cnlmen Tarsus 



Sex Locality Date ° 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



9 



Koon Tan 



:!0 /i 1914 



138 



83 





40 



18 



11 



? 



Pa Hing 



ll A 1914 



138 



81 





4.-> 



15 



11 



9 



Bång Hue Pong 



2,, /o 1914 



12G 



81 





42 



15 



11 







Koon Tan 



'/-> 1914 



130 



85 





45 



15 



11 



c? 



Doi Par Sakeng 



n h 1914 



131 



87 





45 



15,5 



12 



9 



Koon Tan 



M /i 1914 



132 



79 





41 



15 



10 



ef 



Bång Hue Pong 



"V'. 1914 



128 



80 





44 



15 



11 



<f 



Pa Hing 



",. 1914 



135 



80 





45 



13 



11 



■ 



Koon Tan 



31 /ö 1914 



134 



83 





44 



15 



11 



a" 



Bång Hue Pong 



2,; A 1914 



128 



82 





41 



15 



11,2 



Ö* 



Koon Tan 



•7i 1914 



138 



82 





45 



16 



II 



•ev, y 



ellowish white or 



brown. Bill 



: bluish 



)lack. 



Le 



gs: velie 



wish gre« 



11. 



A large series of this species was obtained at different places in Northern Siarn. 

 Here it was quite common, though it was never met with in evergreen jungles. 



The Burmese Pigmy Woodpecker is very similar to I.]l pin» Uns Hargitt. 

 which inhabits Southern Tenasserim and some parts of the Malay Peninsula. It is, how- 

 ever, distinguished by its smaller size and by ha ving the central pair of the tail-feathers 

 unspotted. This varies a great deal and some speeimens are almost identical with /. 

 canicapillus and it therefore seems to me that /. pumilus is not wortliy of specific rank. 



175. Pyrrhopicus pyrrhotis. Hodgs. The Red-eared Bay Woodpecker. 



<£ Doi Par Sakeng 2:i /7 1914. L = 277 mm.; W == 153 mm.; T = 98 mm,; C = 45 mm. — $ Doi 

 Par Sakeng "/t 1914. L = 268 mm.; W = 142 111111.: T = 91 111111.: C = 40 mm. -- Trides: lirown. Bill: 

 yellowisb green. Legs: brownisli green. 



