Synopsis of Orders and Families. 



Family 42. KINGFISHERS. ALCEDINID^E. 



Legs short; feet small; toes, three in front, one behind; third and fourth toes join- 

 ed; bill, stout and long. 



Order XV. Woodpeckers. PICI. 



(1 family, 24 species, 22 subspecies.) 

 Climbing birds with stout, pointed bills, bristly nostrils, pointed, 

 stiffened tail feathes, strong feet and nails; two toes in front and two 

 behind, except in Picoidcs, which has two in front and one behind. 

 Prevailing colors, black and white, the males usually with red on the 

 crown. 



FOOT OF THREE-TOED 

 WOODPECKER. 



PILEATED WOODPECKER. 



Family 43. WOODPECKERS. PICID/E. 

 Characters the same as those of the Order. 



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