THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. 
deed, many birds with only three toes on a 
foot, but they have them all standing for- 
wards." 
This Three-Toed Woodpecker of Edwards, 
appears to be that variety of the Picus Tri- 
dactylus of Linnaeus, which Latham denomi- 
nates the Southern Three-Toed Woodpecker. 
BufFon, who calls it the Variegated Undated 
Woodpecker, describes it neatly enough in a 
very few words — " The plumage," says he, 
resembles that of the Spotted Woodpecker. 
The back is black ; with white disposed in 
waves, or rather scales, on the great quills of 
the wing: and these two colours form, when 
it is closed, a checked bar. The under side of 
die body is white, variegated on the sides with 
black scales. Two white streaks stretch back- 
wards ; one from the eye, the other from the 
bill : and the top of the head is red." 
It seems scarcely necessary to remark, that 
the scales* mentioned by BufFon, are only 
meant to describe the scale-like appearance 
of the waved or variegated feathers ; for they 
are 
