F1CUS ? PLATALfcA. 241 



scarlet ; shoulders dotted with white. Five 



and a half inches long. 

 *ryihfo$ephalus) (red-headed woodpecker,) head 



wholly red ; wings and tail black ; belly white* 



6 to 9 inches long. 

 major i (spotted woodpecker,) variegated witfe 



black and white ; vent and hind-head red. 9 



inches long. 

 See MS. P. 



9 3. PINNA, Spec. 18. 



muricata, (sea- wing,) shell striate, with concave, 

 ovate, acute scales. 3 to 9 inches long. 



See MS. P. 



22. PIPRA. Spec. 31. 



rupicola, (rnanakin, rock-hen,) crest erect, edged 

 with purple ; body saftron-colour ; tail-feathers 

 truncate. 10 inches long. 



See MS. P. 



11 2. PLAN ARIA. Spec, 47. 



fusca, (eyed worm,) black-brown with a semipei- 

 lucid whitish spot above the tail. Resembles 

 a bloodsucker. 



See MS. P. 



1 5. PLATYPUS. Spec. 1. 



anatinus, (duck-bill,) body depressed, covered 

 with soft fur, dark above, lighter beneath. 

 See MS. P. 



2 5. PLATALEA. Spec. 3. 



leutorodia, (spoonbill,) body white ; chin bla/ck ? 

 hind-head subcrested. 2 feet long, 

 See MS. P. 



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