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I'he Bengali Woodpecker. 



Numb. XXII. 



THIS Bird is of the fame bignefs of our Englijh green 

 Woodpecker ^ the Bill is of a light aih Colour, blunt 

 at the Endj the Tongue long, ending in a Homey 

 Subflance, as in the reft of this kind j the fore part of the 

 Head and Throat are motled with fmall duilcy and white 

 Feathers j under the Eyes is a Tuft of white Feathers^ 

 pointing backwards 5 it had a Creft of fcarlet Feathers^ 

 hanging down behind the Head, the back part of the Neck 

 black j the Back and Wings are of a yellowilh green, the 

 fcapular part of them dark brown, with large white Spots 5 

 the four firft prime Feathers black, with fix Marks of white 

 acrofs them, at equal diftances j the Throat and Breaft 

 white, with large long Spots of black, the Belly white, the 

 Edges of the Feathers duiky, the Thighs and lower Belly 

 near the Vent white, without any Marks or Spots. 



The Tail is made up of ten black ftiff Feathers, ben- 

 ding inwards 3 the Legs and Toes of a dark alh Colour, 

 the bottoms of the Feet redilh brown. It was brouo-ht 

 from Bengali m the Year I'J'^'J^ and is now in the Poilef-- 

 fion of Mr. Dandridge. 



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