FASCICULI MALATENSES 



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129. Gecinus puniceus, (Horsf.) 

 Gecinus puniceus, Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1888, p. 279. 



Gecinus puniceus observandus, Hartert, Nov. Zoo/, iii, p. 542 (1896), and ix, 

 p. 547 (1902). 



$ ad. Kampong, Jalor. 1 8th November. (No. 474) 



The Crimson-winged Green Woodpecker has the iris red, the bill dull 

 olive, pale yellow beneath, and the feet greenish-lead colour. 



130. Gecinus viridanus, (Blyth) 

 Gecinus viridanus, Hargitt, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xviii, p. 47 (1890). 



$ ad. Patani. 10th June. (No. 174) 



9 ad. Biserat, Jalor. 5th July. (No. 248) 



The Burmese Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker has the iris chestnut, the 

 upper mandible black, greenish towards the base, and the lower mandible 

 greenish-yellow with black tip. 



' Common among the Casuarinas on the coast, but rare elsewhere ; south 

 of the latitude of Penang it appears to be replaced in similar situations by the 

 allied G. vittatus.' 



CAPITONIDAE 



131. Psilopogon pyrolophus, S. Mull. 

 Psilopogon pyrolophus, Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1886, p. 352; 1887, p. 442 ; Shelley, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xix, p. 98 (1891). 



$ ad. Telom, Perak-Pahang border. 4,000 feet. 23rd and 25th January. (Nos. 574, 585) 



In the Fire-tufted Barbet the iris is reddish-brown with an outer ring of 

 whitish, the bill apple-green with a dark vertical band, and the feet greenish- 

 lead colour. 



132. Xantholaema haematocephala, Marshall. 



Xantholaema haematocephala, Bonhote, p. 73. 



$ ad. Ban Sai Kau. 19th May. (No. 104) 



<? ad. ct. $ imm. Biserat, Jalor. 30th June, 14th July. (Nos. 222, 276) 



The Crimson-gorgeted Barbet or Coppersmith has the iris dark hazel, 

 the orbital region crimson-lake, the bill black, and the feet bright coral-pink. 



1 Fairly abundant in Patani and the neighbouring States, but decidedly 

 scarcer on the west coast. The note from which it derives its name is 

 frequently heard at noon, when nearly all other birds are silent. Curiously 

 enough its Malay appellation is Tukang besi (Blacksmith).' 



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