]\Ir. E. Hargitt on the Genus Geciiius. 21 



Dr. Stejneger designates Picus canus perpallidus , is a male, 

 aud was collected at Sidiuij, Ussuri^ November 25tli, 1884, 

 by Mr. I. Kaliiiowski, and the dimensions are given as 

 follows : — " Wing 144 millim., tail-feathers 96, expos, culmen 

 35/' This bird appears to agree with specimens from Eastern 

 Siberia, of which I have examples, but not sufficiently to 

 prove what I have already stated and fully expect a series 

 from the same locality would show, namely, specimens differ- 

 ing from those typical of Dr. Stejneger's P. canus perpallidus, 

 and not to be distinguished from the true Gecinus canus of 

 Europe ; and in support of this view I will quote M. Tacza- 

 nowski's remarks upon G. canus in his '^ llevue Critique de la 

 Faune Ornithologique de la Siberie Onentale^^ (Bull. Soc. 

 Zool. France, 1876, p. 239) : — " Trouve partout en Siberie 

 meridionale, sur I'Araour et dans le pays de I'Ussuri, Sou- 

 vent on y trouve des individus fort cendres, mais il y a 

 aussi des exemplaires tout k fait comme ceux de PEurope.^^ I 

 cannot, I am sorry to say, recognize either of Dr. Stejneger's 

 new subspecies, both of which I am obliged to place under 

 G. canus. I may add that Vosges examples of this species 

 have the white superciliary spot fully as well marked as in 

 birds from Eastern Siberia. 



The present species has the most extended range of all 

 the Gecini, being found throughout the greater part of 

 Europe, in Southern and Eastern Siberia, Manchuria, Mon- 

 golia, the northern part of China, and in the island of Yezo. 

 It has been recorded by Dr. Collett from Odalen in Norway, 

 and rierr Meves and also Wheelwright have obtained it in 

 Sweden. The latter naturalist did not, however, procure the 

 species in Lapland during his tour. It is unknown in the 

 British Isles. In France it does not appear to be abundant ; 

 I have received it from the north, and also from the Vosges 

 mountains. In Spain it also appears to be far from common ; 

 Lord Lilford observed it at Casa de Campo, near Madrid, but 

 he considers it by no means common. Mr. Howard Saunders 

 includes G. canus in his " List of the Birds of Southern 

 Spain " (Ibis, 1871, p. 65), and writes : — " I did not identify 

 this species in the flesh; but I have seen specimens, and believe 



