154 PIGIDJ!. 



Genus PICOIDES, Laceit. 



Picoides tridactylus {Linn.). 



Picus tridactylus, Thien. Fortpjianz. ges. Voff. p. 94, tab. :xiii. fif?. 11 

 (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Mo: 2ud ed. iv. p. 66, pi. — (1875) ; 

 Seebohm ^ Harvie-Broion, Ibis, 1876, p. 112. 



Apternus tridactylus, Baedeker, Bier Bur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 8 (1855-63). 



Picoides tridactylus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 69 (1872) ; Hargitt, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xviii. p. 275 (1890) ; Shmye, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 (1900). 



The eggs of the Three-toed Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from '94 to 1'03 in length, and from "74 to '76 in breadth. 



1. Petchora River, Lat. 66|° N., 14th Seebobm Coll. 



June {H. Seebohm Sf J. A. 



Ilarvie-Broivn) . 

 1. Saluiojeroi, Finland (J. Wolleg : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 4. TorneS, Finland, 5th June (Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Finland, June (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Picoides crissoleucus (Bp.). 



Picoides crissoleucus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. 31. xviii. p. 277 (1890); 



^'ehrJc. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 107 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 



(1900). 

 Picoides tridactylus crissoleucus, Tacz. Fattne Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 722 



(1893). 



Two eggs of the Siberian Three-toed Woodpecker in the Collection 

 are extremely glossy, and measure respectively : 1-08 by •72 ; 

 1-05 by -8. 



2. Amur-land, 17th May (J'fmc?-e). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DENDROCOPTES, Cab. # Heine. 

 Dendrocoptes medius (Linn.). 



Picus medius, Thien. Fortpjianz. ges. T'cig. p. 96, tab. xiii. fig. 10 (1845- 

 54); Baedeker, Bier Bur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 5 (1855-63); Bree, 

 Birds Fur. iii. p. 146, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 62, pi. — 

 (1875) ; D)-esser, Birds Fur. v. p. 47 (1871). 



Dendrocoptes medius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 286 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 217 (1900). 



The eggs of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from -SO to 1*02 in length, and from -71 to '76 in breadth. 



5. Europe {Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



3. Europe. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Linkspring, Sweden {Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



5. Denmark, 13th May. Crowley Bequest. 



5. Stolp; Pomerania, 21st May. Seebohm Coll. 



