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PICUS BRUNNIFROWS.
Ma s, P k . c a p ite s u p r à a u r e o ; oc c ipite , abdomine imo, crissoque coccineis; colli p a r to p o s te r io r i
e t s t r ig a u tr in q u e la te ra li, corporeque su p rà n ig r i s ; colli p a r te f r o n t a l i e t la te rib u s, corpore-
q uc in f r à albis, hoc n ig ro s tr ia to ; s ca pularibus, p te rom a tib u s , r em ig ib u s, re c tric ibusque
la te ra lib u s alb o -m a cu la tis ; dorso medio g r is eo , albo n ig ro q u e fa s c ia to .
,Fcein. S in e n o ta coccineà occ ipitali.
S t a tu r a P ie . ìnedii.
T his is a vei-j interesting species as .veli from its having been unknown to the eabinets o f Oniithologj until
the present spceimcu was received, as from the general similarity o f the colouring of its plumage to that
o f the Spotted Woodpecker of Europe ; from which bird it chiclly differs by the male l.aving the crown of
the head and tiapc o f an orange colonr in lieu o f red, Forttmatcly specimens of each of the sexes have been
received, and botli are figured, the upper figure representing the femtdc. The P ic u s h ru n n ifiom is strictly
confined to the hdly districts of India, and its habits may bo considered as closely analogous to those o f its
genus in general.
The forehead is brown ; the occiput golden, merging into bright scarlet ; the cheeks and throat are dull
white, with obscure marks of brotvn ; a black line begiimiag a t the base of the bill passes along the sides of
the neck to tbe shoulders ; tbe upper surface Is black with transverse bars of tvhlte ; tl.e four middle tall-
fcathcrs wholly black, the rest barred ; the under surface is dirty white with longitudinal streaks of black ;
the under tail-coverts tinged with scarlet ; the bill and tarsi brown j length 8 inches.
The female resembles the male, except that the yellow of the occiput is dull, and docs not merge into