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I'ICIDJJ. 



Genus PICOIDES, Lacep. 



Picoides tridactylus (Linn.}. 



Picus tridactylus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 94, tab. xiii. fig 1 . 11 

 (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 66, pi. (1875) j 

 Seebohm fy Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 112. 



Apterous tridactylus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 8 (1855-63). 



Picoides tridactylus, Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 69 (1872) ; Hargitt, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xviii. p. 275 (1890) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 (1900). 



The eggs of the Three-toed Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from -94 to 1'03 in length, and from *74 to '76 in breadth. 



1. Petchora River, Lat. 66^ N., 14th Seebohm Coll. 



June (H. Seebohm $ J. A. 



Harvie-Brown) . 

 1. Saluiojeroi, Finland (J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.}. 

 4. Tornea, Finland, 5th June (Meves). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Finland, June (Tristram Coll}. Crowley Bequest. 



Picoides crissoleucus (Bp.). 



Picoides crissoleucus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 277 (1890); 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 



(1900). 

 Picoides tridactylus crissoleucus. Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 722 



(1893). 



Two eggs of the Siberian Three-toed Woodpecker in the Collection 

 are extremely glossy, and measure respectively : 1'08 by '72 ; 

 1-05 by -8. 



2. Amur-land, 17th May (Tancre). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DENDROCOPTES, Cab. $ Heine. 

 Dendrocoptes medius (Linn.). 



Picus medius, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 96, tab. xiii. fig. 10 (1845- 

 54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 5 (1855-63); Bree, 

 Birds Eur. iii. p. 146, pi. (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 62, pi. 

 (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 47 (1871). 



Dendrocoptes medius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 286 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 217 (1900). 



The eggs of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from '86 to 1*02 in length, and from '71 to -76 in breadth. 



5. Europe (Field Coll.}. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Europe. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Linkspring, Sweden (Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.}. 



5. Denmark, 13th May. Crowley Bequest. 



5. Stolp, Pomerania, 21st May. Seebohm Coll. 



