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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker. — Crown and upper 

 parts black, a crimson patch on the hack of the head, 

 a white spot on each side of the neck ; scapulars, lesser 

 wing coverts, and under parts white ; belly and under 

 tail coverts crimson ; female without crimson on head. 

 Length, 9^ inches ; tail, 4 inches. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. — Forehead and lower 

 parts greyish white ; crown, bright red ; nape, back and 

 wings black, with white bars ; tail black, the outer feathers 



Fi(i. '27. — Tilt Lesser Spotfed Woodpecker. 



tipped with white and barred with black ; iris red ; female 

 M'ithout crimson on head. Length, b'l inches; tail, 2^. 



Green Woodpecker. — Upper parts olive green ; 

 rump yellow ; under parts greenish grey ; crown, back 

 of head, and moustaches crimson ; face black. Female 

 less crimson on the head ; moustaches black. Length, 13 

 inches ; tail, 4^. 



All three species are found throughout the British 

 Islands, but rarely in the northern counties of England, 



