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inches ; crown of the head and throat 

 deep scarlet bordered with black, sides 

 of the head and neck white, with a black 

 stripe from the eye running down the 

 neck; head slightly crested ; back dusky 

 yellowish, sprinkled and waved black ; 

 wings black, with a large oblong white 

 spot drawn from the shoulder, the prima- 

 ries and three inner secondaries variegated 

 with white ; rump white with a black bor- 

 der ; belly yellow, on each side rather dar- 

 ker and marked with numerous sagittate 

 spots ; tail biuck, the two outer feathers 

 edged with while, inner ones edged on 

 the mside with white The female is 

 destitute of the scarlet mark on the 

 throat, this part is white; lays about four 

 white eggs the latter end of May. They 

 are found in all pans of the United Slates, 

 and do not migrate. 



P. Carolina*, Red-bellied Woodpecker 

 of Wilson, Jamaica Woodpecker of Ed- 

 wards. This is another of those of this 

 genus, whose back, wings, &.c. are barred 

 or spotted with black and white, and 

 have more or less of red about the head; 

 they generally bear to each other a pret- 

 ty strong resemblance. The present spe- 

 cies is a general inhabitant of the United 

 States, and although less frequent near 

 houses or without the covert of a wood, 

 yet he is well known every where as one of 

 the Sap-Suckers. Length ten inches, extent 

 seventeen. Head above, hind neck down 

 to the back to the shoulders, golden red 

 polished ; sides of the head and neck pale 

 buff, which on the belly becomes of a yel- 

 lowish ash colour stained with sanguine- 

 ous. The back is black, banded with curv- 

 ing lines of white, the wings also black, 

 with white bands of spots ; rump white, 

 with a few black spots ; the vent and thigh 

 feathers whitish, with cordate and sagit- 

 tate spots ; the feathers of the front of the 

 head are of a dull yellowish red. In the 

 female the black colour is l<ss intense, and 

 about an inch in length of the crown of the 

 head is cinereous. They sometimes, for the 

 purpose of nidification, scoop a cavity out 

 of the solid wood, but more commonly 

 choose some hollow limb, which it re- 

 quires less labour to adapt to their pur- 

 poses. The female lays five white eggs 

 in April, and the young appear the be- 

 ginning of June. 



P. quentlus, or red-cockaded wood- 

 pecker, was discovered by Mr. Wilson in 

 the state of North -Carolina, and was first 

 described by him ; it is an inhabitant of 

 the southern states, and has not yet been 

 found as far north as Pennsylvania ; it is 

 closely allied to the preceding species, 



and to the P. villosus ; it is however smslJ- 

 er : Jen-gib seven aiul a half inches, ex- 

 tent thirteen ; head above black, region 

 of the eyes, cheeks and sides of the neck, 

 white ; hairs over the nostrils whitish, 

 a black line from the base of the lower 

 mandible passes to the shoulder of the 

 wing, where it disappears in spots on the 

 side of the breast, each side of the head, 

 above the eye, a .vennillion line; back 

 black, with about twelve transverse white 

 bands, wings black, witli white spots ; 

 rump black, varied with white ; tail with 

 the four inner feathers black, the others 

 spotted with white ; vent white, with 

 black spots. In the female, the red mark 

 is wanting; in other respects she resem- 

 bles the male ; feeds upon Coleopterous 

 insects. 



P. torqitatus, Lewis's woodpecker, is a 

 bird of remarkable aspect ; it was disco- 

 vered by Lewis and Ciark, during- their 

 memorable and eventful journey across 

 the continent to the Pacific ocean ; .'.nd 

 was described by Mr. Wilson, from se- 

 veral skins brought to Philadelphia 

 by those travellers. It was in length 

 eleven and a half inches ; back, wings 

 and tail glossed with green ; head black, 

 with the front region of the eyes, 

 cheeks and chin, dark red ; a broad col- 

 lar of white round the neck, passes over 

 the breast, with hair-like feathers ; belly- 

 deep vermillion, and with the same- 

 strong hair-like feathers intermixed with 

 silvery ones, vent black. Of its histor}-, 

 we know nothing, neither can we say 

 any thing about the difference of the 

 colouring in the sexes. 



PIECE, in commerce, signifies some- 

 times a whole, and sometimes a part of 

 the whole. In the first sense, we say a 

 piece of cloth or velvet, &c. meaning a 

 certain quantity of yards regulated by 

 custom; being yet entire, and not cut. 

 In the other signification we say a piece 

 of tapestry ; meaning a distinct member 

 wrought apart, which, with several 

 others, make, one hanging. 



PIECE, in matters of money, signifies 

 sometimes the same thing with species; 

 and sometimes by adding the value of the 

 pieces, it is used to express such a>s have 

 no other particular name. 



PIECE, in heraldry, de'notes an ordinary 

 or charge. See OKDINAHY and CHARGE, 

 The honourable pieces of the shield are 

 the chief, fessc, bend, pale, bar, cross, 

 saltier, chevron, and in general all those 

 which may take up one-third of the field, 

 when alone, and in what manner soever 

 it be. 



