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LESSER SEOGTTED WOODPECKER. \“ 
Picus minor Zznn. 
Adult Male: Like D. major in miniature ; differs however 
in having the vwmp and innermost secondaries barred with 
white; the crown scarlet; sides of face brownish-white ; throat 
bordered (as in D. major) with black bands, but these do not 
join the black of the nape ; no red on the under parts ; sides of 
body streaked more or less with brown ; bill, legs and feet very 
dark grey ; irides reddish-brown. Length 5°7 inches; culmen 
So wine 7-7, tail 2°25; tarsus o's. a 
Adult Female: Forehead white, xo red on crown ; other- 
wise similar. 
Young: Resemble adults, but the markings are less clearly 
defined. 
Distribution: Resident throughout most of the Western 
Palearctic region, excepting in Egypt and Palestine, Iceland 
and the Faroes. 
Habitat : Similar to that of D. major. 
SIBERIAN LESSER SPOTTED WOOD- 
PECKER. 
Picus pipra Fail. 
Adult Male: White parts more extended than in D. minor, 
lower back and rump showing very little black ; deneath pure 
white or slightly striated on the sides of the body and under 
tail-coverts ; outer rectrices very slightly marked with black ; 
soft parts as in D. minor. Length 6°5 inches ; culmen 0°72 ; 
wing 3°8; tail 2.7; tarsus 0°68. / 
Distribution: Resident in North-eastern Europe and 
Siberia. 
Habitat: Large conifer forests, as well as deciduous 
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