PICUMNINiE. 
frontal plumes. Wings long, reaching to the end of the tail, with the fourth and fifth quills equal and 
longest. Tail very short and rounded. Tarsi short, and covered with broad scales in front. Toes 
moderate, with the two outer toes of equal length, and the inner posterior one wanting. 
These birds are found in the forests of India and its archipelago. 
1. S. abnormis (Temm.) PI. col. 371. f. 3. | 2. S. ochracea Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1836. 778. 
October, 1845. 
