14G 
/Y(U)lU(’TyLl. 
Family FICIUJE. ( lirissoa.J 
(Jernis Pk’US. fLinnams.J 
MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 
Ficus mcdius. 
Ficus meclius, 
“ varius, 
“ cynacdus, 
Fie vayie a tete rouge, 
Mittlerer Buntsjpecht, 
Ficchio rosso mezzano, 
LiNNiEtJS. 
Brisson. 
Pallas. 
Of the French. 
Of the Gtermans. 
Savi. 
Specific Characters. — Plumage varied; rump black; under tail 
coverts red; flanks rose-colour, with longitudinal streaks of black. 
Head carmine red in both sexes. Lengtb eight inches and a half; 
expanse of wing fifteen inches. Tail three inches and a half. 
The Middle Spotted TYoodpecker is found generally 
in those parts of Southern Europe, with the exception 
of Great Britain, which are inhabited by the Greater 
Spotted. In Sweden it is found in the south, and is 
even more common in Skania than its congeners Major 
and Minor. It is not found in Finland or Esthonia, 
but in Prussia Proper occasional specimens have been 
cajitured. It is very common in some parts of Germany, 
