232 F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kaclih. [No. 3, 
inches, shorter than the outer ones. The species is very abundant and its 
favourite haunt are tanks or grassy slopes of hills. 
91. Ptioivopbogne rupesthis. Not very common. 
I saw the species repeatedly hunting over tanks, in company with H. 
rustica. The measurements arc; slightly smaller than those given by Jerdon. 
112. CAPRiMuiiGtrs Asiaticus. Not common. 
113. C. M a 1 1 n vtte vs I s . Shot a single specimen on 26th January, 
at Daiselpur in Wagur district, between fields. The bird perfectly agrees 
with that described by Jerdon. 
117. Merops viredis. Very common. 
123. Coracxas otdica. Common. 
129. Haectojv Smtrnensis (= pusctts) . Common. 
The largest specimen measures 5 wing 5, tail 35, bill at front 23, from 
gape 29 inch. (Comp. Ibis, 1872, p. 4.) 
134. Ai.cedo Bengaeensis. Not common. 
Wing 2 8, tail T3, bill at front 1'5, from gape 1’9, tarsus 035 inch. 
136. Certle rudis. Common. 
Wing 5 2 to 5 - 6 ; tail 275 to 3, bill at front 2 2 to 2 5, tarsus 04 inch. 
Of two pairs shot the males are slightly larger than the females. 
148. Paljeornis torqeatus. Very common. 
160. Pious (Leiopicus) Mahrattehsis, var. 
An idem P Blanfurdi, Blyth ! 
This is the only woodpecker which I have met with in Kachh. It would 
be difficult to identify it from Jerdon’s account, and I give, therefore, a more 
complete description. 
Forehead and part of top of head pale yellowish brown, with a more 
or less distinct golden lustre, (not pure yellow as Malherbe calls it) ; in 
the male occiput crimson, laterally extending to above the eyes, in the 
female dull yellowish brown, in both the occipital feathers are conspicuously 
lengthened ; neck above with a broad uniform dark brown streak from 
the occiput downwards ; lower neck, back and rump with longitudinal brown- 
ish black and white streaks, each feather being black along the centre ; on 
the base of the lower tail coverts the white predominates, but of the longer 
tail coverts each has a large triangular central spot ; tail blackish, each 
feather with 5 or 6 transverse, on the quill interrupted white bands ; shorter 
wing coverts nearly uniform brownish black, longer coverts and all the 
wing feathers with along the middle of each feather interrupted bands, 
primaries dusky brown, and the white on them suffused with pale sulphur, 
secondaries and tertials much darker, particularly on the outer web. Lores, 
round the eye, about the angle of the mouth and chin in front fulvous white, 
ear coverts fulvous-asliy white or pale ashy ; sides of neck, chin and breast 
