PIED WOODPECKEE. 



PICUS MAJOR, Linn. 



Picus major, Linn. S. N. i. p. 176 (1766) ; Naum. v. p. 298 ; 



Hewitson, i. p. 240; Dresser, v. p. 19. 

 Picus pipra, Macg. iii. p. 80. 

 Dendrocopus major, Yarr. ed. 4, ii. p. 470. 



Pic epeiche, French ; Grosser Buntspecht , German ; Pica- 

 maderos, Pico, Carpintero, Spanish. 



Resident and locally frequent in England, less common 

 in Scotland, and apparently rare in Ireland, the present 

 species is found in all parts of the continent of Europe 

 that are suited to its habits. Occasionally very shy and 

 difficult of approach, this bird is, on the contrary, at 

 times quite fearless of man. 



I have adopted the name of "Pied," as the shortest 

 and most appropriate, but Greater Spotted Woodpecker 

 seems to be the designation adopted by most writers. 

 The bird is known commonly in various parts of 

 England as "French Pie," " Whittle," and "Hacker" 

 to my own knowledge, besides by other nicknames 

 which may be discovered in other works. 



