No. V.] 



ZOOLOGY. 



677 



the sides of the throat, which distinguish the male bird. Wilson 



Woodpecker 



the peculiar formation of its bill, and the golden colour of the shafts of all its quill- 

 feathers and of part of those of the tail, make it known at first sight. It is a hand- 

 some bird, the small round black spots on the under parts, the large black crescent 

 on the breast, and the smaller scarlet one at the back of the head, are striking 



beauties. 



Picus Villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. 





The Hairy Woodpecker has also an extensive range, being found as far southward 

 as Georgia, and was described by Forster from Hudson's Bay. Hearne mentions a 

 Woodpecker with a red head, which frequents the eastern and southern parts of 

 Hudson's Bay, which is probably this species. It is every where abundant, and is 

 not migratory. Latham, in his Supplement, supposed it to be a native of Great 

 Britain, on the authority of specimens belonging to the Duchess of Portland, said 

 to have been killed near Halifax ; but, though taken up by British writers, it is not 

 included in the European catalogue of M. Temminck. It is not improbable that the 

 specimens alluded to by Latham were from Halifax in North America. Wilson has 

 given a perfect description of the bird, but in the figure the tail is not correct ; 

 the under part, which has white feathers, is represented as the upper part, the 

 feathers of which are black. The name is derived from the plumage on the back, 

 which has some similitude to fine hairs. Our specimen is that of a male bird, 

 having the red mark on the back of the head, and is ten inches in length ; Wilson 

 gives nine inches as its usual length. 



Picus V arius. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker 



The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker 



of North 



America where trees are found, and is abundant. It is of small dimensions, varying 



seven to nine inches. The specimens 



writers, from 



between 



the above extremes ; there seems to be some variation in the black and white mark- 

 ings, not only between the sexes, but between different males. The male bird now 

 under notice has very little white on the back, but the female is elegantly marked 

 with cross waving bars of black on the white; the yellow colouring which gives the 



red 



rich. 



Alcedo Alcyon. Belted 



This is the only species of Alcedo found 



North America ; it is, 



from 



