THREE-TOED WOODPECKER 



NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. 



PLATE LV. FIGURE II. 



Picus tridactylus, Lmiwsus. 



Picoides tridactylus, ..... LACEPEIHE. 



THE occurrence of the Three-toed Woodpecker in Britain, 

 which was recorded by Donovan in his " British Birds," 

 has not been substantiated. The species inhabits Scandinavia 

 and the mountainous parts of Central Europe. Although 

 only three-toed, its habits do not differ widely from those of 

 its congeners. 



A hole in a pine tree is the favourite receptacle for its 

 eggs, and these, four or five in number, are of a brilliant 

 white. 



