SCANSORES. 



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In typical Picus this distance at the nostrils is more than half the 

 width of the bill ; in Dryocopus and Thriponax about a third ; whilst 

 in Gecinus it is less than a third. 



133. PICUS NOGUCHII. 



(FRYER'S WOODPECKER.) 



Pious noguchii, Seebolim, Ibis, 1887, p. 178. 



Fryer's Woodpecker is medium sized (wing from carpal joint 

 5f inches). It is black above and reddish brown below, and it has 

 a few white spots on the primaries. 



Figures : Seebohm, Ibis, 1887, pi. 7. 



Picus noguchii. 



Fryer's Woodpecker is only known from a single example 

 obtained by Mr. Fryer's collectors on the largest island of the central 

 group of the Loo-Choo Islands. It has a longer first primary than 

 is usual in Picus, and the nostrils are also less concealed; but 

 possibly both these characters may be afifected by its extreme youth. 



