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THE RIVER-SIDE NATURALIST. 



white ; top of head jet black, with a bright scarlet patch on 

 the occiput ; plumage on back black and white ; middle of 



THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 



throat, breast, and under-parts dirty white ; legs, toes, and 

 claws greenish-grey. The female has no red on the head. 

 The LESSER- SPOTTED WOODPECKER (D. minor) is more 

 common than its larger cousin, and if looked for carefully 

 amongst the elms and poplars, may often be noticed. It fre- 

 quents the valley of the Thames and many of our southern 

 stream-valleys. It is more barred on the wing, with the 

 back more white than the Greater ; the crown of the head red. 



