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two may fly off with a swift but laborious action of the wings ; but 
the majority hide behind branches. In a minute or so, if all is quiet, 
you will see a head peer out from behind some snag, and after looking 
round and seeing nothing, a croak of satisfaction brings out two or 
three more heads ; but not a body is seen till all the heads are per- 
fectly satisfied of their safety : at last they all come out and chatter 
together most vociferously for a minute or two before they go on 
feeding. Though apparently so wary, they rarely leave the tree they 
are examining, even if fired at." — (Messrs. Motley and Dillwyn.) 
Genus Chrysocolaptes, Blyth, J. A, S. Beng. XII. j». 1004 
(1843). 
Indopictjs, Malherhe (1850). 
947. CHRYSOCOLAPTES SULTAN EUS, Hodgson Sp. 
Picus sultaneus, Hodgson, J. A. S. Beng. YI. p. 105 
(1837). Grag's Zool. Misc. (1844),^. 85. Blyth, 
J. A. S. Beng. XI. p. 105. 
Chrysocolaptes sultaneus, G. B. Gray, Gen. of B. II. 
p. 436. Hodgson, Cat. B. of Nepal, p. 116. Blyth, 
Cat. B. Mas. A. S. Beng. p. 55. Bonap., C. G. 
Av. p. 121. 
Picus strenuus (Gould), McClelland, P. Z. S. (1839), 
p. 165. 
? Picus guttacristatus, Tichell, J. A. S. Beng. II. p. 578 
(1833). 
Picus strictus, apud Jerdon, Madr. Journ. XI. p. 210. 
Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. XI. p. 970. 
Chrysocolaptes strictus, apud Blyth, J. A. Beng. XII. 
p. 1004; XIY.^. 191. 
The Eoyal Indian Woodpecker, Hodgson. 
a. b. J $. (type). Nepal. Presented by B. H. 
Hodgson, Esq. 
c. ^. Madras. From Wight's Collection. 
d. e. $ ?. Kumaon. From Capt. R. Strachey's Col- 
lection. 
F. G. and Drawing (P. strenuus, Gould). Assam. From 
McClelland's Collection. 
h. ? . Tenasserim. From Heifer's Collection. 
i. j. Pinang. Presented by Dr. Cantor, 1854. 
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