394 WOODPECKER. 



black ; back part of the head, round the eyes, and belly yellow ; 

 from the back of the eye to the nape a trace of black; quills and tail 

 black, banded with brown ; the rest of the plumage white ; legs 

 green . 



Inhabits Paraguay ; and from the colours of the plumage called 

 Dominican Carpenter. Lives in families ; has a loud cry, to be 

 heard far off, and is disagreeable. Male and female alike. Not seen 

 in the woods : chiefly frequenting the places where palm trees grow ; 

 is rarely observed on the ground, but generally seen placed horizon- 

 tally on tops of trees, and is rarely known to climb ; feeds for the 

 most part on larvae of wasps, sweet oranges, grapes, and other 

 fruits. 



66— PARAGUAN WOODPECKER. 



Le Charpentier vert dore, Voy. d'Azara, iv. No. 256. 257. 



LENGTH eight inches and a quarter; breadth fourteen. Bill 

 dusky ; top, and hindhead crimson ; from the nostrils, under the 

 eyes, a gilded line, passing over the ears, where it enlarges, and 

 descends half way on each side of the neck ; the rest of the head, 

 and upper parts gilded green ; tail dusky ; throat gilded ; from 

 thence the under parts are dusky, and gilded in unequal bars ; legs 

 green . 



One of these was met with in Paraguay ; and I have likewise 

 seen one greatly corresponding in the collection of Lord Stanley. 



