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in Lapland or Finland. I fancy about five is its general 

 full number of eggs. 



36. P. CANUS, Gm. Grahofdad Hack spett. F. D. 



Body colour green ; whole top of the head grey, only 



in the male the front of the crown is red. Length about 



12 in.; iris red; legs greyish green. 



Is nowhere so common as the last, and appears to be 



confined to the middle of this country. Is not met with in 



Lapland. Not rare in the middle and south of Finland, and 



only accidental in Denmark. Appears to be common 



throughout all Siberia. In winter comes much about houses, 



and I often see them scrambling about the gable ends of the 



peasants' wooden cottages. 



The egg much resembles that of the last, but not so 

 bulky. Figured by Dr. Bree as the grey-headed wood- 

 pecker. 



37. P. LEUCONOTUS. Bechst. Hvitryggig Hack spett. F. 



Length about 11 in. breadth of wings 17 in. ; tail 

 extends 1^ in. beyond the closed wings. Iris nut- 

 brown ; legs lead grey ; colour black and white varie- 

 gated, the hinder part of the back pure white ; . breast 

 and sides of the belly with dark long streaks ; belly 

 and under tail coverts rose red ; crown of the head in 

 the male red, in the female black. 



Is nowhere very common, and I fancy very local, prin- 

 cipally confined to the midland forests, and seems more 

 partial to birch than to fir woods. Has been occasionally 

 shot in the south, but I never met with it further north 

 than near Umea. Strange to say that this woodpecker 

 should never have been identified in Denmark, where the 

 last is not unfrequently seen. Eggs 6, a very little larger 

 than those of the P. major. Figured by Dr. Bree as the 

 white-rumped woodpecker. 



38. P. MAJOR, L. Storre Hackspett. The Great Spotted 



Woodpecker. D. F. 

 Length 10 in. ; black and white variegated; the 



