Description of a New Species of Woodpecker, by William L. 

 Jones, M. D., Read 13th March, 1847. 



Picus Le Contei 6" Supra nigro et albo variegatus, parte ante- 

 riore colli, lateribus, et pectore pallide-cinereo-fuseis ; fascia lata 

 rubra occipitali, maculaque magna sordide-alba in regione supra 

 scapulari : mcnto et ventre subalbis. Pedibus tridactylis, rostro 

 compresso. Hab. in Georgia. Lon. 5 T 9 S poll. — Plate XVIII. 



Description. — Bill at base as liigh as it is broad, compressed 

 toward tlie point, slender and terminating rather abruptly. Ridge 

 of upper mandible slightly curved. Length from gapo J^ of an 

 inch — nostrils concealed by bristly feathers. Tarsus feathered at 

 its upper part — compressed, shorter than the third toe with its 

 claw length T l 5 of an inch. First toe wanting — fourth longest, 

 versatile. Fourth quill-feather longest, third shorter than the 

 fifth and longer than the sixth ; second shorter than the eighth 

 and longer than the ninth. Feathers of the back and under parts 

 loose and blended. Ten feathers in the tail which are rather nar- 

 row and somewhat pointed. Length 5 -* e inches, alar extent 11 

 inches, wing from flexure 3 T 7 T inches. 



Color. — Crown black, nasal feathers dirty white; a broad 

 white line passes from the base of the upper mandible over the eye 

 and terminates in a broad, red occipital band; beneath this a black 

 line passing through the eye, meeting on the occiput and extend- 

 ing down the neck ; beneath this another white line which expands 

 into a broad patch upon the supra-scapular region — beneath this 

 a narrow line of black extending to the scapula. Flexure of wing, 

 scapulars and upper-tail coverts black. First and secondary wing 

 coverts black with spots near their tips ; quills black, barred with 

 white. Two middle-tail feathers black, the next pair with a little 

 white on their outer webs — the third pair with a large patch of 

 white on its outer web, extending into the inner near the tip. Two 

 outer pairs dirty white with two >r three black bars. Lower tail 

 coverts white, spotted with black — throat and vent dirty white ; 



