178 THE BIRDS OF BERKS AND BUCKS. 



and sheep, and it is from this fact, no doubt, that the 

 bird has derived the name of Pastor, or shepherd. 



Mr. Gould, in his fine work on the ' Birds of Europe,' 

 states that a Rose-coloured Pastor was shot by his 

 friend Mr. John Newman, at Iver Court, near 

 Langley, in Buckinghamshire. 



Tr/^^— SCANSORES. Family — P1CID.E. 



Great Black Woodpecker {Piais martitis). In 

 April, 1844, a Great Black Woodpecker was seen on 

 several consecutive days in the Home Park, Windsor. 

 The observer in this case was a Mr. Walter, whose 

 word I have no reason to doubt, and, moreover, he 

 gave so accurate a description of the bird, as to leave 

 no room for doubt that it was a veritable Picus 

 martius. Improbable as it may appear to sceptical 

 ornithologists, I feel further justified in including this 

 species in the present catalogue from my own personal 

 observation. In March, 1867, while walking under 

 some elms in Ditton Park, I saw a Great Black 

 Woodpecker busily engaged on one of the tallest trees 

 within a short distance of me. I was sufficiently 

 near to identify the bird with certainty, and had an 

 opportunity of observing its movements for the space 

 of half a minute, when it flew off with an undulating 

 flight to a considerable distance, and was seen no 

 more. 



