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ZYGODACTYLY 



Family PICIDJE. (Brisson.J 

 Genus Picus. (Linnceus.J. 



MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 



Picus medius. 



Picus medius, Linnjetjs. 



" varius, Beisson. 



" cyncedus, Pallas. 



Pic varie a tete rouge, Of the Fbench. 



Mittlerer BuntspecM, Of the Gebmans. 



Picchio rosso mezzano, 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. Length eight inches and a half; 

 expanse of wing fifteen inches. Tail three inches and a half. 



The Middle Spotted Woodpecker 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 

 captured. It is very common in some parts of Germany, 



