OBEY WOODPEGKEB. 



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ZYGODACTYLI. 



Famili/ GECININ^. (G. R. Gray.) 



Genus Gecinus. fBoie.J 



Generic Characters. — Bill widened slightly in its whole length, compressed 

 at the tip; upper mandible thickened at the base, with one or more slightly 

 elevated lines (representing the lateral ridge) close to the culmen, wh-ich 

 is slightly arched; gongs very short; wings moderate; anterior and versatile 

 toes nearly equal; hinder part of head with a narrow pointed crest; neck 

 thick; tail rather long and wedge-shaped. 



GEEY WOODPECKER. 



Gecinus canus. 



Gecinus canus, 



Pious canus, 



" viridiis norvegicus, 



" norvegicus, 



" viridicanus, 

 Pic vert Cendri, 

 Grauer Griinspecht, 

 Picchio verde di Norvegia, 



BoiE. Bonaparte. 



No. 8677. 

 Gmelin, 1788. 

 Brisson, 1709. 

 Latham, 1790. 

 Meyer and Wolff. 

 Of the French. 

 Of the Germans. 

 Stor, 



Gray;' Hand List, 



Specific Characters. — Plumage green, with the top of the head grey and 

 the forehead crimson ; only the middle feathers of the tail having transverse 

 bands across them. Length from tip of beak to end of tail eleven inches ; 

 from carpal joint to tip of wing five inches and a half; tarsus one inch ; 

 middle toe and claw one inch and a quarter; tail four inches; beak one 

 inch and a half. 



This bird is essentially an inhabitant of the northern parts of 

 Europe. It occurs in Norway and the north of Sweden, being only 



