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cinclus cinclufi of Scandinavia in the conspicuously rufous 

 breast-band, which it shares with C. c. aquaticus. Cinclus 

 cinclus aquaticus is nearest to C. c. 'pyrenaicus, but the 

 hitter appears to be smaller, and will shortly be discussed 

 by me more fully. Evidently C. c. hritannicus is the only 

 form of Dipper breeding- in the British Isles. It is quite 

 possible that the Scandinavian form visits our islands 

 occasionally in winter, but many of the alleged occurrences 

 of the latter appear to be based on erroneous identi- 

 fication. 



20. — Dendrocopus majoe anglicus Hart. 



British Great Spotted Woodpecker. 



Dendrocopus major anglicus Hartert, " Nov. Zool.," 1900, 

 p. 528 (type : Horsham). 



When compared with D. major major from Scandinavia, 

 the British Great Spotted Woodpecker differs very strikingly 

 by its smaller size, much slenderer, less powerful bill, 

 shorter wing, and generally more brownish under surface. 

 Since I described D. m. anglicus I have seen examples from 

 western Germany which come very close to the English 

 form, and I am not yet sure if the latter is actually 

 restricted to the British Isles ; should this not be the case 

 it would not alter the fact, that it can never accurately, 

 but only in a broad sense, be called " Dendrocopus major/' 

 as it differs so considerably from the northern form. 



21. — Dendrocopus minor comminutus subsp. nov. 



British Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. 



Formae D. minor minor dictae similis, sed alls caudaque 

 bre^doribus hand difficile distinguendus. Gastraeo ful- 

 vescentiore. 



The British Lesser Spotted Woodpecker differs strikingly 

 from the Scandinavian D. minor minor by its much shorter 

 wings and tail. The under surface is always huffish. 



