240 PHOLAS, PICUS. 
9—2. Puouas. Spec. 12. 
dactylus, (pierce-stone,) shell oblong, with reticu- 
late subspinous strize on the upper part. Five 
inches long. Shines by night. 
See MS. P. 
8—8. Purycanea. Spec. 55. 
hieaudata, (water-moth,) wings reticulate, browa ; 
body brown with a yellowish line on the head 
and thorax. Larva in water inclosed in tubes 
made of sand, scraps of wood, &c. 
See MS. P. 
12—2. Puyssopnora. Spec. 3. 
hydrostatica, oval; with numerous lateral 3-lobed 
vesicles, open outwardly ; middle intestine and 
four longer tentacula red. Resembles a Me- 
dusa. 
See MS. P. 
i—8. Puysrerer. Spec. 4. 
macrocephalus, (white whale, cachelot,) no dorsal 
fin; spiracle on the neck. Sometimes black- 
ish. About 60 feet long. 
See MS. Pp: 
2—2. Puyroroma. Spec. i. 
rard, (va-ra;) bill thick, indented; body dusky- 
ash above, paler beneath. 
See MS. P. 
2—2. Picus. Spec. 58. 
pileatus, (great woodpecker,) black ; crest red ; 
temples and wings spotted with white. 12 to 
18 inches long. 
hnrundinaceus, (red-cap woodpecker, ) black 3 cap 
