,500 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



white ; tliroat and remainder of the under surface yellowish white 

 barred with dark brown, the bars very narrow on the throat, 

 becoming broader on the breast and abdomen ; under wing-coverts 

 dull white. 



Total length 88 mm., culmen 7, wing GO, tail 22, tarsus 10. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male and diSers only in the 

 absence of the red on the fore part of the head. Wing 57 mm. 



The male and female from which the descriptions are taken 

 were collected by Mr. McConnell at Mount Roraima in October 

 1898. 



Breeding-fteason. Unknown in British Guiana. 



JYest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Mount Roraima [McConnell collection') ; 

 near the coast (^Schomhurgk). 



Extralimital Range. Cayenne. 



Habits. Schomburgk mentions (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 714) this bird 

 ns the smallest species of JPicus found in British Guiana. It 

 appeared to be common and gregarious near the coast, but prefers 

 its own company in the woods. It also inhabits gardens and 

 plantations, and is a partial or local migrant. Like the larger 

 species of Woodpeckers, it nests in the holes of tree-trunks. 



