Tas. LIT.
PICUS BRUNNIFRONS.

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Mas. Pec. capite supra aureo ; occipite, abdomine imo, crissoque coccineis ; colli parte posteriore
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et strigd utrinque lateral, corporeque supra nigres ; collt parte frontali et lateribus, corpore-
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que infra albis, hoc nigro striato; scapularibus, pteromatibus, remgibus, rectricibusque
lateralibus albo-maculatis ; dorso medio griseo, albo nigroque fasciato.
Foem. Stne nota coccinea occipitalr.

Statura Pc. mediz.

Tus is a very interesting species as well from its having been unknown to the cabinets of Ornithology until
the present specimen was received, as from the general similarity of the colouring of its plumage to that
of the Spotted Woodpecker of Europe; from which bird it chiefly differs by the male having the crown of
the head and nape of an orange colour in lieu of red. Fortunately specimens of each of the sexes have been
received, and both are figured, the upper figure representing the female. The Picus brunnifrons is strictly
confined to the hilly districts of India, and its habits may be considered as closely analogous to those of 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 brown; a black line beginning at the base of the bill passes along the sides of
the neck to the shoulders; the upper surface is black with transverse bars of white ; ue four middle tail-
feathers 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; length 8 inches.

The female resembles the male, except that the yellow of the occiput is dull, and does not merge into

scarlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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