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Picus MAJOR, Linn. 



Dr. Theel found this species breeding near Yen-e-saisk', 

 and met with it as far north as lat. 60. 



GECINUS CANUS (Gmel.). 



Dr. Theel was told, on good authority, that a Green Wood- 

 pecker was found near Kras-no-yarsk'. 



Picus PIPRA, Pall. 



Mr. Kibort has sent me a skin of this species from Kras- 

 no-yarsk'. Dr. Theel informs me that he saw the Lesser 

 Spotted Woodpecker near where the Nish'-ni Tun-goosk' 

 joins the Yen-e-say', in lat. 66. The whole of the under- 

 parts are unspotted silky white, with the exception of the 

 under tail-coverts, which are slightly streaked with black. 

 The outside tail-feathers have two rudimentary cross bars. 

 The transverse bars on the back and rump are also nearly 

 obsolete. The wing measures 3*75 inches, and the tail 2'5. 

 This species is the Picus kamtschatkensis of Cabanis, Bona- 

 parte, Sundevall, and Malherbe. I have shot it at Arch- 

 angel and in the valley of the Petchora ; and besides the skins 

 from Kras-no-yarsk', I have seen skins from Lake Baical and 

 the Amoor, and have in my collection examples from the 

 islands of Sakhalin and Yezzo, north of Japan. Compared 

 with the South-European form, it is an excellent species. Spe- 

 cimens from Norway and Sweden are somewhat intermediate, 

 being as large as the Siberian form, but in the colour and 

 markings of the back and underparts scarcely differing from 

 the South-European form. 



Picus MARTIUS, Linn. 



Dr. Theel was informed on good authority that the Black 

 Woodpecker is occasionally seen near Kras-no-yarsk'. He 

 met with it himself in lat. 59. 



IYNX TORQUILLA, Linn. 



Dr. Theel was informed on good authority that the Wry- 

 neck is occasionally seen near Kras-no-yarsk'. He met with 

 it himself in lat. 59. 



