362 THE GREEN WOODPECKER. 
some very faint and very narrow lines, which run longitudinally down the 
shell towards the small end. 
The general colour of this species is black and white, curiously disposed, 
with the exception of the back of the head, which is light scarlet, and 
contrasts strongly with the sober hues of the body. Taking the black to be 
GREEN WOODPECKER.—(Gecinus viridis.) 
the ground colour, the white isthus arranged. The forehead and ear-coverts, 
a patch on each side of the neck, the scapularies, and part of the wing- 
coverts, several little squared spots on the wings, and large patches on the 
tail, are pure white. The throat and the whole of the under surface are also 
white, but with a greyish cast, and the under tail-coverts are red. The total 
length of the adult male is rather more than nine inches, The female has no 
