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the lateral feathers are spotted on the outer edge, and several have a ter- 

 minal white edging. 



Length to end of tail 9 inches ; bill along the ridge H? along the 

 edge of lower mandible li^ ; wing from flexure 5^| ; tail 3i§, tarsus || ; 

 first toe ^, its claw |^ ; second toe ^, its claw ^\ ; third toe /g, its 

 claw ^\ ; fourth toe ||, its claw i|. 



Adult Female. Plate CCCCXVI. Fig. 10. 



The Female dififers only in having the tints somewhat fainter, the 

 white markings on the back smaller, and the yellow of the lower parts 

 duller. 



Length to end of tail 8|^ inches ; bill along the ridge }j ; wing from 

 flexure b^^ ; tail Si'V. 



MARIAS WOODPECKER. 



Pic us Martina. 



PLATE CCCCXVII. Male and Female. 



This well-marked species, which has not hitherto been described or 

 figured, was procm-ed in the neighbourhood of Toronto in Upper Ca- 

 nada, by a gentleman who presented me with two specimens of it, a 

 male and a female, but who has requested me not to mention his name. 

 I am informed by this close observer of nature that its habits are as 

 nearly as possible the same as those of the Hairy Woodpecker, Picus 

 mUosits, of which you have already seen an account, and that its eggs, 

 which rarely exceed six in number, are pure white and translucent. In 

 honom-ing this species wdth the name of Miss Maria Martin, I can- 

 not refrain from intimating the respect, admiration, and sincere friend- 

 ship which I feel towards her, and stating that, independently of her other 

 accomplishments, and our mutual goodwill, I feel bound to make some 

 ornithological acknowledgment for the aid she has on several occasions 

 affbrded me in embellishing my drawings of birds, by adding to them 

 beautiful and correct representations of plants and flowers. 



