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PI0IDJ5. 



Genua PICOIDES, Xacep. 



Picoides tridactylus {Linn.). 



Picus tridactylus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 94, tab. xiii. fig. 11 

 (1846-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2iid ed. iv. p. 66, pi. — (1875) ; 

 Seeb'ohm §• Harvie-Brown, Jbis, 1876, p. 112. 



Aptemus tridactylus, Baedeker, Bier Bur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 8 (1855-63). 



Picoides tridactylus. Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 69 (1872) ; Hargitt, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xyiii. p. 275 (1890) ; SAarpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 (1900). 



The eggs of the Three-toed Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from -94 to r03 in length, and from -74 to -76 in breadth. 



1. Petchora River, Lat. 66i° N., 14th Seebohm Coll. 



June {S. Seebohm §• J. A. 



Harvie-Brown). 

 1. Salmojeroi, Finland (J. Wolley : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 4. TorneS, Finland, 5th June (Moves). Seebohm Coll. 



1. Tmlsmi, June (Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Picoides crissoleucns (Bp.). 



Picoides crissoleucus, Hai-gitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 277 (1890) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 216 



(1900). 

 Picoides tridactylus crissoleucus. Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 722 



(1893). 



Two eggs of the Siberian Three-toed Woodpecker in the Collection 

 are extremely glossy, and measure respectively : 1'08 by '72 ; 

 1-05 by -8. 



2. Amur-land, 17th May (Tane?-^). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DENDEOCOPTES, Gab. Sf Heine. 

 Dendrocoptes medius (Linn.). 



Picus medius, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 96, tab. xiii. fig. 10 (1845- 

 64) ; Baedeker, Bier Bur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 5 (1855-63) ; Bree, 

 Bir^ Eur. iii. p. 146, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 62, pi. — 

 (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. v. p. 47 (1871). 



Dendrocoptes medius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 286 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 217 (1900). 



The eggs of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker are very glossy, and 

 measure from -86 to 1*02 in length, and from '71 to '76 in breadth. 



5. Europe (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 3. Europe. Crowley Bequest. 

 1. Linkspring, Sweden (Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



6. Denmark, 13th May. Crowley Bequest. 

 ■3. Stolp, Pomerania, 21st May. Seebohm Coll. 



