162 BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA 



D. minor kamtschatkensis (Malherbe). Black barring on 

 back and wings much less developed than in " minor" showing 

 more white ; underparts as a rule white, faintly streaked on sides 

 of breast. Larger. Wing 93-101 (H.). 



Resident — E. Russia between Volga and Ural, north to 

 Petchora ; also across Siberia. 



" D. m. transitivus," Loudoun, has been described from Baltic 

 Provinces (south part) as intermediate between "minor" and 

 "kamtschatkensis'^ but its status is not satisfactory. 



Dryobates medius medius (L.). Middle Spotted 

 Woodpecker. F7: Pic mar ; Gcr. Mittlerer Buntspecht; 



$ Above black, forehead grey brown, crown crimson, 

 scapulars white, apical half wing coverts white, quills with white 

 spots on both webs ; beneath, face, throat, sides of neck and 

 underparts white tinged yellow ; a black patch on sides of neck 

 and breast ; abdomen and under tail coverts rosy, flanks streaked ; 

 outer tail feathers white with black bars or spots. Bill blue grey, 

 paler below at base. Legs and feet blue grey. . Iris cinnabar red 

 (brown in young). Wing ^ $ iiy\i() (H.). Tarsus 21-23. I^i^l 

 18-20. In $ red on crown is paler. 



Resident. — S.W. Sweden, Denmark, N. and W. Russia south 

 to Bessarabia, Belgium, France (local, chiefly in south and in 

 Vosges), -Switzerland, Germany (local), E. Prussia, S. Poland, 

 Austria, Hungary, Rumania. 



D. medius splendidior (Parrot). Yellow colour on underparts 

 distinct, and rosy colour on abdomen deeper. 



Resident. — S. Hungary to Macedonia, Turkey and Greece. 

 Rare Italy and Sicily. 



D. medius caucasicus (Bianchi). Is like "medius" but yellow 

 colour extends over entire abdomen, leaving vent and under tail 

 coverts red. 



Resident. — Caucasus and N.W. Persia. 



D. medius lilianae Witherby. Like "medius" but black 

 above more intense, black bars on outer tail coverts broader, 

 axillaries very pale yellow. Wing ^ 126-129, ? 124-127 

 (W.). 



Resident. — N. Spain. 



