NEW SPECIES Ot FICUS. 28<) 



attentive inspection of a large number of this fa- 

 mily in his superb collection, he has found the 

 inner hind-toe to vary so much in size, that in 

 many species it is almost obsolete, — thus tracing 

 the affinity, he considers this character by no means 

 constant ; and it is remarkable, that Mr Stevens' 

 Tridactyla undata should be described by Brisson 

 with three toes, and figured by Buffon with four * 

 Future observations, however, will confirm or clear 

 up this point. In the mean time, the descriptions 

 of the two following species of genuine Pici, will 

 add to our knowledge of this interesting family. 



P1CUS chkysosternus. — Golden-breasted 

 Woodpecker. 



Specific Character. 



P. griseus, albido-fasciatus. capitis lateribus, collo, 

 et pectore aureis, vertice et jugulo nigris. 



Grey Woodpecker, banded with whitish, sides of 

 the head, neck and breast, golden-yellow, crown 

 and throat black. 

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* The Alcedo tribrachys of Shaw, (Azure Kingfisher of 

 Latham) has likewise only three toes, but in all other respects 

 might serve as a type of the genus Alcedo, though, by the 

 same principle of artificial classification, this bird should 

 stand in a genus by itself 



