DRYOBATES. — PICUS. 115 



Dryobates minor. Lesser Spotted Wood- 

 pecker. 



Pious minor Linnams, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 114 : Sweden. 



Dendrocopus minor (Linn.) ; B. 0. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 78 ; 

 Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. 1890, p. 252 ; Saunders 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 277. 



Ariwor=lesser. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — A Resident, common 

 in the southern and midland counties of England and in the 

 eastern counties oi; Wales, local and rare in the north oE 

 England and in western Wales. In Scotland one example 

 was recorded in Dumfries-shire in 1865 and two from the 

 Solway district, and there are also a few doubtful records. 

 Six or seven specimens are alleged to have occurred in 

 Ireland, but none can be traced. 



General Distribution. — The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 

 inhabits Europe generally, ranging from Scandinavia and 

 Russia eastwards across southern Siberia and central Asia 

 to Yezo, Japan, and southwards to north-west Africa, 

 Algeria, and Tunisia. It is said to have been found in the 

 Azores. A number of races have been recognised in various 

 parts of Europe and Asia. 



Genus PICUS Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 112. 

 Type : P. viridis (Linn.). 



PtcMS=a Woodpecker in classical Latin. 



Picus viridis. Green Woodpecker. 



Pious viridis Linnceus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 113 : Sweden. 



Gecinus vii-idis (Linn.) ; B. 0. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 79 ; 

 Sargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. 1890, p. 36; Saunders, 

 Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 273. 



Viridis=gr&en. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — A Resident in England 



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