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in the same terms, with the exception of its wanting the white patch on 

 the scapulars, and having the bands of the lower parts broader. But on 

 minutely examining the parts, the secondary quills of the left wing 

 and the scapulars of that side are found to be entirely wanting, having 

 been destroyed, and those on the right side are incomplete. 



Length to end of tail 14 inches ; bill along the ridge 1 ^'V, along 

 the edge of lower mandible 1}| ; wing from flexure 7t§ ; tail 5-1 § ; tar- 

 sus 1 ; hind toe ||, its claw i| ; second toe 1*5, its claw |^ ; third toe 

 'j^|, its claw -^^ ; fourth toe ^%, its claw j%. 



GAIRDNER'S WOODPECKER. 



Picus Gairdnerii. 



This curious little Woodpecker is so very similar to Picus puhescens 

 in form, size, and colour, that one can scarcely distinguish it, its affi- 

 nity to that species being as strict as that of Picus villosus to P. cana- 

 densis. Its bill is slightly stronger ; but the greatest difference is found 

 in the toes, which are very much larger, as will be seen from the fol- 

 lowing measurements. 



Picus Gairdnerii. 



Picus 



pubescens 



Tarsus, 



^1 



tV 



8J 

 12 



Hind toe, 



li 



15 



II 



Its claw, 



12 



T% 



li 



Second toe. 



1*1 



T^i 



1*1 



Its claw. 



T*l 



A 



A 



Third toe, . 



5J 



T% 



I1 



Its claw. 



1*5 



A 



T*l 



Fourth toe, 



A 



A 



6i 

 T2 



Its claw, 



• i«5 



T*l 



t1 



These differences may appear slight, and were there intermediate 

 gradations, would be of no value, but I find that eight individuals of 

 P. pubescens present no material deviation from the above measurements. 



