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Tribe Scansores. 
Fam. PSITTACID/E. 
Macrocercus militaris. Vieill. 
Psittacus militaris. Linn., Syst. 1. p. 139. sp. 2. 
Great green Maccaw. Edw., t. 313. 
Fam. PICIDtE. 
Picus villosus, Linn., Syst. Nat. vol. 1. p. 175. sp. 16. — Wils., Am. Orn. vol. 1. 
p. 150. pi. 9. f. 3. — Pr. of Musignano, Syn. p. 46. sp. 42. 
Hairy Woodpecker. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p. 273. sp. 164. 
Pic varie male de Yirginie. Buff., PI. Enl. 754. 
This species was found at Monterey. 
Picus ruber. Lath., Ind. Orn. p. 228. sp. 10. 
Red-breasted Woodpecker. Id., Gen. Hist. vol. 3. p. 398. sp. 70. 
Of this species one specimen was brought home by the expedition from Monterey, which accurately 
accords with Dr. Latham’s description of the species, as above quoted from his “ Index Ornithologi- 
cus,” and afterwards from his “ General History.” M. Vieillot has founded* a new species upon 
Capt. Cook’s description of a bird closely allied to this, which was met with at Nootka Sound. The 
only apparent difference, however, in the description of the birds consists in Capt. Cook’s calling the 
colour of the abdomen yellow, and Dr. Latham stating it to be yellowish-white. It is most probable, 
from its locality, that our Monterey bird is the same as that met with by Capt. Cook at Nootka Sound ; 
and as it is evidently of the same species as that described by Dr. Latham, the probabilities are that 
there is but one species. 
Picus scapularis. n. s. Zool. Journal, vol. 4. p. 354. 
Mas. Pic. niger ; strigd utrinque longitudinali a rictu ad scapulares extendente, ahdomineque fulvo-albis, hoc fusco 
striato ; capite cristato, strigaque sub rictu coccineis, rostro eburneo. 
I-' a- in. sine striga rictali. 
Remiges rectricesqae infra fuse®. Tectrices alarum inferiores fulvo-albas. Longitudo corporis, 11; alee, a carpo ad 
apicem remigis tertiae, 6 1 ; rostri, ad frontem, 1-|, ad rictum, 1-| ; caudee, 5 ; tarsi, 1 . 
This bird was found at San Bias. It bears a great resemblance to the Pic. albirostris of M. Spix ; 
as also to the Pic. lineatus of Linnaeus. From the former bird, however, it appears to be distinguished 
by its inferior size ; by the buff tinge of the longitudinal stripe down the neck, as also of the under 
wing-coverts and abdomen ; and by the stripe not extending over the back, but only to the scapulars. 
The disposition of the markings on the head and cheeks also appears different. From the Pic. lineatus 
it is at once distinguished by its white bill. 
Picus formicivorus. Swainson. 
Picus melanopogon. Lichtenstein. 
Pic a barbe noire. Temm., PL Col. 451. 
Mas.? Pic. circulo angusto circa rostrum, genis,pectore, corporeque supra intense atris ; fascia frontali, gula, uropygio, 
abdomineque albis, hujus parte superiori lateribusque atro lineatis ; capite summo coccineo. 
Foem.? occipite solo coccineo, vertice atro ; pectore minus atro notato. 
Rostrum pedesqoe nigri. Plum* pectoris parce coccineo notatse. Remiges ad basin albo notatse, expans* fasciam 
albam exhibentes. Longitudo corporis, 9 ; alas, a carpo ad apicem remigis second*, 5-|; rostri, 1-^ ; caudee ,4; tarsi, j. 
Oh. d’Am. Sept. p. 67. 
