XIV. SYNOPSIS. 



heel; the outer hind toe reversible: tail long, cuneated; 

 third quill longest. 



C. canorus, Linn. v. i, p. 267 



C. cinerosus, Buff. 



C. glandarius, Linn. 



Gen. 32. PICUS. Bill straight, angular, robust, com- 

 pressed, cuneated at the tip: nostrils basal, oval, concealed 

 by bristly feathers: tongue very long and extensile, tip 

 barbed : two toes before and two behind ; rarely with only a 

 single hind toe ; the two anterior toes connected at the base, 

 the two posterior toes entirely divided: tail feathers stiff, 

 pointed at the extremity: Wings moderate, first quill very 

 short, third or fourth longest. 



P. martius, Linn. v. i, p. 274 



P. viridis, Linn. v. i, p. 276 



P. major, Linn. v. i, p. 278 



P. minor, Linn. v. i, p. 280 



Gen. 33. YUNX. Bill short, straight, somewhat coni- 

 cal, depressed : nostrils basal, partly closed by a membrane : 

 tongue long and extensile: feet with two toes before and 

 two behind; the anterior pair joined at their base; the 

 posterior ones entirely divided : wings moderate ; first quill a 

 little shorter than the second, which is longest: tail feathers 

 soft and flexible. 



Y. Torquilla, Linn. - - - v. i, p. 282 



ORDER VI. ANISODACTYLI. 



BILL slender, sometimes strong, more or less bent, 

 often straight, subulate: three toes before and 

 one behind; the outer toe joined at its base to 

 the middle one, hind toe generally long; claws 

 rather long and bent. 



