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4. VILLOSUS. HAIRY WOOD-PECKER. 



P.albo nigroque varius, subtus albus,dorso lonyitudi- 

 naliter sub-villoso, rectricibm extimis toto albis. 

 Shaw. 



The bill is horn colour ; the head black ; on each 

 side are two white streaks, one over the eye, the 

 other along the jaw, both arising from the base of the 

 bill ; across the hind part of the head is a red band ; 

 the upper parts of the body are black ; divided down 

 the middle of the back with a list of white hair-like 

 feathers ; the wings are spotted with white ; the un- 

 der parts of the body are wholly white ; the tail fea- 

 thers black and white ; the legs and claws greenish 

 brown. 



The female wants the red head. 



5. VIRIDIS. GREEN WOOD-PECKER, PICK-A- 

 TREE, OR POPPIN-JAY. 



P. viridis, vertice coccineo. Shaw. 



The bill is dark horn colour ; the irides of two cir- 

 cles, the outer one white, the inner one red ; the 

 back is green ; the rump pale yellow ; beneath pale 

 green ; the quill feathers and tail are barred with 

 black -, the legs are greenish. 



The female has no red streak from the corners of 

 the mouth. 



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