Birds LU. 



Vol. IV. No. 26. 



WOODPECKERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



In the 28 th Number of the III Vol. of our Pic- 

 ture- Gallery we have feen fome W oodpeckers na- 

 tives of Germany ; but there are alio many and 

 different fpecies of . thefe birds which inhabit 

 the other parts of Europe as well as the other 

 quarters of the World. We are here made ac- 

 quainted with fix beautiful and variegated fo- 

 reign fpecies. 



Fig. 1. The black breaited Wood- 

 pecker. 

 ( Picus mult icolor. ) 



This fpecies is an inhabitant of Cayenne 

 and Guiana where it is called by the Natives 

 Tukumuri. It is about 11 inches long; its head 

 which is ornamented with a fine ere It, and the 

 neck are orange yellow; the b rea ft is black; and 

 the wings, back, and tail are of a dark brown- 

 red, fpotted with black; the tips of the fansha- 

 ped tail are black and the feet lead coloured. 

 It lives like all its congenei's on the general food 

 of the Woodpeckers which confins in worms 

 and infects. 



Fig. 2. The Goa - Woodpecker. 



{Picus Goenfis.) 



It is of a fmaller fize than the above men- 

 tioned and an inhabitant of Goa in Afia. The 

 beautiful ere ft wh i ch hangs down from the 

 hind part of its head, is carmin -red. A ftripe 

 of black runs from beneath the eyes down the 

 back. The wings are fulvous and green. With 

 its pointed bill it hollows the trees. 



Fig. 3. The Bengal Woodpecker. 



{Picus Bengalenfis.) 



This beautiful Woodpecker lives in Bengal. 

 It is fmaller than the precedent fpecies. The 

 little red tuft of feathers on the hind part of 

 its head, the white ftripe under the eyes, the 

 green and yellow back along with the fpotted 

 neck and wings give this bird a beautiful ap- 

 pearance. 



Fig. 4. The yellow -headed Wood- 

 pecker 

 ( Picus cidoroceplialus. ) 



Is a Native of Guiana. Its breaft and belly, 

 back and tail are Olive- brown, marked by large 

 white fpots on the foreparts; neck and head are 

 yellow , the top of the head is red. 



Fig. 5. The Nubian Woodpecker. 



( Picus Nubiens. ) 



We fee here an African Woodpecker and an 

 inhabitant of Nubia, It meafures above 7 in- 

 ches. Its body is brown, fpotted and variega- 

 ted with black, white and yellow. 



Fig. 6. The yellow W o od peck er. 



{ Picus exalbidus. ) 



This fpecies is called in Cayenne where it 

 is very frequent, the yellow Carpenter., became 

 it builds its rieft in hollow trees cutting firft 

 through the bark horizontally and then piercing 

 downwards a hole 1 or if foot deep, in which 

 the female lays three white eggs. The priìici» 

 pal colour of its plumage is fulvorrs , fometimes 

 a dull yellow. The wings are black with brown- 

 red edges. From the bill of the male a red ftri- 

 pe runs downwards. 



