THE GREEN WOODPECKER. 185 



Descri ption Varieties. 



CHAP. IX. 



" To the deep wood* 



They haste away 



. The cleft tree 



Offers its kind concealment to a few; 



Their food its insects and its moss their nests." 



THE GREEN WOODPECKER. 



OF this bird there are many kinds, and many 

 varieties in each kind; and which are very nu- 

 merous in the forests of every part of the world. 

 They differ in size, colour, and appearance : and 

 agree only in habits which result from so peculiar 

 a conformation. The species now under consi- 

 deration is about the size of a jay; the throat, 

 breast, and belly are of a pale greenish colour : 

 and the back, neck, and covert-feathers of the 

 wings are green, the large feathers of the wings 

 are beautifully spotted towards the edges; the 

 top of the head is of a crimson colour, and the 

 tail-feathers alternately marked with dark green, 



in. NO. XIX. 2 A 



