THE SKULL IN THE WOODPECKERS AND WRYNECKS. 21 



DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Palate of Picus major, adult, x 4 diameters. 



Kg. 2. Palate of Gecinus viridis, oldest fledgling, x 2\ diameters. 



Fig. 3. Vertical section of skull of G. viridis, younger fledgling, x 2\ diameters. 



Fig. 4. Side view of face of ditto, x 2| diameters. 



Fig. 5. 1st section of ditto, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 6. 2nd section of ditto, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 7. 3rd section of ditto, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 8. 4th section of ditto, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 9. Part of tongue of youngest Gecinus (lower view) . x 10 diameters. 



Fig. 10. Part of ditto (upper view), x 10 diameters. 



Fig. 11. Stapes of adult Gecinus. x 7\ diameters. 



Plate II. 



Gecinus viridis (continued). 



Fig. 1. Palate of adult, x 2\ diameters. 



Fig. 2. Part of same, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 3. Septum nasi, x 4 diameters. 



Fig. 4. Vomerine bones (outer view) . x 4 diameters. 



Fig. 5. Vomerine bones (inner view) x 4 diameters. 



Fig. 6. Palate of specimen six months old. x 4 diameters. 



Fig. 7. Part of nasal capsule of ditto, x 4 diameters. 



Fig. 8. Part of fig. 6. x 8 diameters. _ 



Plate III. 



Fig. 1. Palate of Hemilophus fulvus (adult), x 2^ diameters. 



Fig. 2. Part of same, x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 3. Palate of Picus analis (adult), x 5 diameters. 



Fig. 4. Part of same, x 10 diameters. 



Fig. 5. Part of palate of Gecinus viridis (older fledgling) from above, x 4J diameters. 



Fig. 6. Ditto (younger fledgling), x 4\ diameters. 



Fig. 7. Pterygoid and part of palate of adult Gecinus. x 2\ diameters. 



Plate IV. 



Fig. 1. Palate of Picus minor (fledgnng). x 6 diameters. 

 Fig. 2. -Part of same. X 12 diameters. 



Fig. 3. Palate of Yunx torquilla (nestling), x 5| diameters. 

 Fig. 4. Part of same, x 11 diameters. 



