518 PICTDiE. 



on the bend of the wing is perceptibly smaller than in the large 

 northern species. 



The occurrence of a second species of Dri/otomus at so remote a 

 distance from the only known one is remarkable, and it is to be 

 regretted that Dr. Cabanis in his description has not supplied us 

 with more details. 



Ilab. Tucuman. 



45. PICUS. ^yp^ 



Picus, Linn. Sj/st. Nat. i. p. 173 (17GC)) P- martins. 



Dryocopus, Buie, Isis, 1826, p. 997 P. martius. 



Carbonarias, Kaup, Naturl. Syst. p. 131 (1829) P. martius. 



Dryopicos, 3Ialh. Mem. Acad. Metz, 1848-49, p. 320 P. martius. 



Tarsus and foot of Picus martius. 



Range. Palsearctic Eegion, between 40^ and GO" N. lat. East 

 into Kamtschatka, and into the island of Yezo, Japan. 



1. Picus martius. 



Picrxs martius, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 173 (176G); Gm. Syst. Nat. i. 

 p. 424 (1788) ; Lath. Lid. Oni. i. p. 224 (1790) ; Licht. Cat. Her. 

 Nat. Mariss. Hamb. p. 16 (1793) ; LeiL-in, B. Gt. Brit. ii. p. 32, 

 pi. xlv., cJ (1796) ; Steph. Gen. ZooUx. p. 148, pi. xxix., $ (1815); 

 Meyer, Vog. Liv- u. Esthl. p. 58 (1815); Meisn. ^ Schinz, Vog. 

 Sckweiz, p. 38 (1815); Koch, Syst. baier. Zool. i. p. 71 (1816); 

 Niks. Orn. Suec. i. p. 102 (1817); Cuv. Regne Anim. i. p. 422 

 (1817) ; Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvi. p. 83 (1818) ; id. 8r 

 Bonn. Enc. Meth. iii. p. 1302 (1823) ; Brehm, Naturgesch. Eur. 



