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colaptus Goensis. Wagler of course is in error in putting it 

 as a synonym of P. strictus. I have of late obtained it at 

 Nellore, inhabiting the densest portions of the jungles of the 

 Eastern Ghauts.— Length 12 inches, W. 6, T. o\, Bill 

 (front) 2, Tars. 1. 



No. 209. — P. ( DendrocopasJ Hardwicku — new species — 

 P. nioluccensis apucl Gray and Hardwicke — Jerdon — Blyth, 

 &c. — On comparing specimens from Southern India with the 

 original figure in P. E. pi. 748, 2, and finding moreover that 

 there are several allied species in India much more like this 

 Molucca bird, I am compelled to rename this species, and have 

 accordingly named it after one of the most successful culti- 

 vators of Indian Zoology. It appears to be the Cawnpore 

 Woodpecker, Latham, No. 19 — the variety A. of his P. nwluc- 

 censis being one of the allied Indian species. 



No. 209 bis.— P. ( Bendrocopus ) nanus Vigors. 



The dark variety alluded to in my catalogue was identified 

 by me with a specimen of P. nanus from central India. 



No. 210 — P. squamatus. — The Himalayan Woodpecker 

 figured by Gould is a much larger species than the one found 

 in Southern India, which Mr. Blyth has named P. striolatus, 

 J. A. S. vol. xii. p. 1000, where he also points out, that I have 

 indicated another allied species which he has procured from 

 Assam and named viridanus. Those that answer to his P. 

 striolatus. 1 have obtained from the Malabar Coast, and the 

 forests of the Eastern Ghauts. 



* No. 210 bis. — P. f Gecinus) viridanus Blyth— 1. c— -Mr. 

 Blyth subsequently, J. A. S. page 191, says, P. viridanus would 

 seem to be P. dimidiatus of the Diet, class, though not of 

 Gray and Hardwicke. 



No. 211— P. Mentalis.— The bird doubtfully referred by 

 me to P. mentalis was considered by Mr. Blyth to be the 

 P. nepalensis figured in Gray and Hardwicke, and he has 

 since referred it to P. cldoropus of the Diet, class, evidently 



