209. DRyocopus MARTIUS. 5 poe eo NOR WER IMEI D-Odn0e 
Great Brack WooprrckEr. 
This bird is of large size ; and the prevailing tint of its plumage is 
sooty black, relieved by red on the crown. Its native localities are 
the pine-woods of Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Many in- 
stances of its having been killed in Britain are recorded; but it is 
probable that not one of them is authentic. At all events there is not 
a certified British-killed specimen in any of our Museums or private 
collections ; consequently it is a very doubtful visitor. For further 
information respecting it I refer my readers to the letterpress 
accompanying the Plate. 
Subfamily GECININ A. 
Genus Gecinvs. 
The members of this genus (known as Green Woodpeckers) being 
less arboreal than the true Pici, spend much of their time on the 
ground. In Britain the trimly kept lawns and meadows are favourite 
places of resort. Their food mainly consists of ants and their larve. 
Besides G. viridis three more species inhabit Europe ; and others are 
to be found in Asia and Africa. 
POMGHCINUS VIRIDIS 92 5 2... . « Vol. Wl, Plo TxXocny 
GREEN WoopPEckER, or YAFFLE. 
A resident species in England, in many parts of which it is known 
by the name of “ Yaffle.” It is rare in Scotland, and has not yet 
been seen in the sister kingdom of Ireland. 
IM RGRCINUS VIBIDIS ©. 3) . «© 4° « « « Wol, DET. Pl. Tcxexy. 
Green Wooprrecker, or YAFFLE (young). 
Subfamily COLA PTIN A. 
Genus CoxarreEs. 
A purely American form, comprising about six or seven species, 
ranging from the United States to Bolivia. 
212. CoLAPTES AURATUS. 
Golden-winged Woodpecker. 
A native of the eastern parts of North America, a single example 
of which was killed in Amesbury Park, Wiltshire, in the autumn 
of 1836, as recorded by Mr. George 8. Marsh, of Chippenham, in the 
‘Zoologist’ for 1859, p. 6327, where he says, *‘ My brother saw this 
bird in the flesh, just after it was shot. It was preserved by Mr. 
Edwards, of Amesbury, and has never been out of my possession.” 
