[CM Birds P705] Picus viridis - Species Identification

[paintedstork]

Picus viridis does not occur in south India. Most likely, this is a record of Lesser Yellownape or Streak-throated Woodpecker. Kindly recheck identification.

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You can view the original detail page on VertNet. Here are the original record contents:

Term	Value
InstitutionID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34702
InstitutionCode	CM
CollectionCode	Birds
BasisOfRecord	PreservedSpecimen
OccurrenceID	urn:catalog:CM:Birds:P705
CatalogNumber	P705
OccurrenceRemarks	SOURCE: F.S.WEBSTER. COMMENT: EXCHANGED ON 2/06/1914 TO H.K. COALE.
RecordedBy	THEOBALD, A. G. R.
IndividualCount	0
Sex	unknown
ReproductiveCondition	HOW SEXED: UNMARKED MEANS.
EstablishmentMeans	native
OccurrenceStatus	present
Preparations	study skin
Disposition	EXCHANGED
HigherGeography	ASIA;INDIA;TAMIL NADU;;;;;
Continent	Asia
Country	India
CountryCode	IN
StateProvince	Tamil Nadu
Locality	COIMBATORE
VerbatimLocality	INDIA; TAMIL NADU; ; COIMBATORE
ScientificName	Picus viridis
HigherClassification	Animalia;Chordata;Aves;Piciformes;Picidae;Picus
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Piciformes
Family	Picidae
Genus	Picus
SpecificEpithet	viridis
TaxonRank	species
NomenclaturalCode	ICZN

[StephenRogers]

This specimen was part of a very early collection obtained from a taxidermist/dealer when he joined the museum in 1897 (Frederick Webster). It was exchanged to H. K. Coale in 1914 and as far as I could search on the web, I could not locate where this specimen was later catalogued. We do not presently have this specimen in the collection so cannot check it.

[tucotuco]

Interesting case study here. I wonder if it would be worth including exactly what you said here in remarks so that any future questions on that subject would not arise (or that someone interested in puzzles might discover and report the whereabouts of the specimen today).

[paintedstork]

Thank you for the information.