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On a recently described Woodpecker from Siam . [Ibis, 
dull olive-green ; a line of red running from above the gape 
to the neck and a tiny line of reddish above the lores ; chin 
and throat greenish-white ; back to end of tail-coverts bright, 
but dark, yellowish-green ; tail black, greenish at the base 
and with broken white bars on the central rectrices; lesser 
and median wing-coverts and inner secondaries like the back, 
but with a bronze sheen and inner webs blackish; greater 
coverts, primaries, and outer secondaries blackish-brown 
barred with white ; upper breast dull crimson-red, forming 
with the scarlet nape a complete red collar, the two 
colours blending on the sides of the neck; lower breast 
dark green, abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts lighter, 
more yellowish - green with white and pale yellowish 
markings. 
“ Eyes reddish-brown ; bill black ; legs and claws yellow ” 
[Herbert). 
Wing 136 mm., bill from front 36 mm., tarsus 30 mm. 
The female is like the male, but has the crown dark green ; 
the collar is less strongly developed on the upper breast, but 
is equally intense scarlet on the nape. 
“ Eyes reddish-brown ■ bill black ; legs green, claws 
brown ” (Herbert). 
Wing 139 mm., bill from front 34*5 mm., tarsus 29*5 mm. 
Types. no. 262, Ban Hoi Mak, Camp no. 39, Siam, 
29. ii.20; $ , Muong Lep, Camp no. 15, Siam, 16. i. 20. 
Mr. Herbert is now unfortunately absent in America, 
and I am therefore unable to add any field-notes to the 
description. The plate shows well the more conspicuous 
features, especially the wholly scarlet crown of the male, 
the equally brilliant nape of the female, and the strongly 
marked collar on the breast of both. The green of both 
sexes is also noticeably darker, yet brighter, than it is in 
the other species of the same genus. 
