A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 101 



Nov., 1903 ; Northumberland, Nov., 1904 ; Berwick, March, 1906 ; 

 Yorks. and Forth, Sept., 1909 ; East Eoss, Oct., 1909 ; Aberdeen, 

 Dec, 1909 ; Sussex, Nov., 1910. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — North Europe, as far south as East 

 Prussia, north and middle Russia and Siberia. In winter somewhat 

 vagrant, thus appearing sometimes out of its range. Replaced by 

 allied forms in central, west, and south Europe, Canaries, north-west 

 Africa, and many parts of Asia. 



211. Dryobates major anglicus (Hart.)— THE BRITISH 



GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 



Dexdrocopus major anglicus Hartert, Xov, Zool., 1900, p. 528 (Eng- 

 land) ; id., Brit. B., i, p. 221. 



Dendrocopus major (Linnaeiis), Yarrell, ii, p. 470 (part) ; Saunders, p. 275 

 (part). 



Distribution. — Confined to British Isles. England and Wales. — 

 Resident. Fairly distributed in wooded parts, but scarce Lanes, 

 and rare Westmorland and Cumberland, and very scarce north of 

 Durham. Scothmd. — Became extinct about middle of nineteenth 

 century, but since 1887, when bred in Berwick., has gradually 

 increased in south Scotland and is now fairly well spread, but very 

 scarce, though increasing, in south-eastern half as well as Dumfries., 

 and has nested since 1907 as far north as Dunkeld (Perth.) and even 

 once in Aberdeen (1903).* 



DRYOBATES MINOR 



212. Dryobates minor comminutus (Hart.) — THE BRITISH 



LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 



Dendrocopus minor comminutus Hartert, Brit. B., i, p. 221 (1907 — 



England. Type : Wingrave in Bucks.). 



Dendrocopus minor (Linnaeus), Yarrell, ii, p. 477 ; Saunders, p. 277. 



Distribution. — England and Wales. — Resident. Local but common 

 in some places in south England and midlands, becoming extremely 

 local Yorks., very rare Lanes., and only vagrant northwards, though 

 has nested once Cumberland. In eastern Wales fairlj' distributed, 

 but in west practically unknown, though nested Merioneth 1908. 

 Scotland. — One recorded Dumfries. 1865, and two others said 

 obtained Solway district, but reported occurrences elsewhere 

 extremely doubtful. Ireland. — Six or seven recorded, but none 

 since a very doubtful record in 1857 ; no specimen can be traced, 

 and Mr. Ussher places species in square brackets [List of Irish Birds, 

 1908). 



* Many winter occurrences of stray birds in north England and north and 

 west Scotland are no doubt referable to the northern form, as are probably the 

 examples recorded from Ireland. 



