PICIM. 
). C. principalis (Linn.) PI. enl. 690., Vieill. Ois. de 1’ Amer. t. 
109., Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 29. f- 1., Audub. B. of Amer. pL 66 . 
2. C .imperialis (Gould), Proc. Z. S. 1832. 140., Audub. Orn. 
Biogr. v. 313. 
3. C. robustus (Licht.) Cat. Dupl. Berl. Mus.p. 10., Spix, Av. 
Bras. t. 44. 
4. C. rubricollis (Bodd ) PI. enl. 6 12. 
5. C. magellanicus (King), Zool. Journ. — Picus jubatus Lafr. 
Mag. de Zool. Ois. 1843. t. 31. 
6 . C. guatemalensis (Hard.) Rev. Zool. 1844. 214. 
7 . C. validus (Reinw.) PL col. 378. 402. 
8 . C. liuei (Wagl.) Syst. Avium, sp. 3. 
9 . C. sumptuosus (Less.) — Picus Boiei Temm. PL col. 473. 
10. C. Malherbii G. R. Gray. 
Dryocopus Boie .* 
Bill shorter than the head, with the base broader than high; the gonys moderate, and advancing 
upwards ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and hidden by the projecting plumes. Wings moderate and pointed, 
with the third, fourth, and fifth quills nearly equal and longest. Tail lengthened and rounded. Tarsi 
short, and covered in front with broad transverse scales. Toes unequal, the posterior outer toe shorter 
than the anterior outer one, the inner posterior toe short; the claws moderate, compressed, and curved. 
All the specie, are found in the New World, except one that inhabits the northern and eastern parts of Europe. 
They are active birds, flying from tree to tree in search of decayed part, of the trunks and [branches, m which they 
extinct from beneath the bark, by means of their bills, the insects that destroy the timber. Their movements arc very 
rapid; and their flight is powerful! hut not prolonged to any distance. The, will also feed on Indian corn, chestnuts, and 
acorns The e» °» are placed in hollows of the trees, which are excavated by the birds to the depd. of a loo. or mom, 
with a breadth generally of two or three inches, and enlarged at the end to five or six inches. The eggs are usually 
four to six in number. 
1. D. martins (Linn.) Boie, PI. enl. 596 . 
2. D. pileatus (Linn.) PI. enl. 718., Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 29- f. 2., 
Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 13. 
3. D. albirostris (Vieill.) N. Diet, d’ Hist. Nat. xxvi. 69 ., Spix, 
Av. Bras. t. 45. 
4. D. lincatus (Linn.) PI. enl. 71*., Spix, Av. Bras. t. 48., Azara 
No. 248. 
5. D. galeatus (Natt.) PI. col. 171- 
6 . D. erythrops (Cuv.) — Picus semitorquatus Licht. 
7 . D. hcematogaster (Tschudi), Faun. Peruana, p. 42. 
8 . D. scapularis (Vigors), Zool. Journ. iv. 354. 
Chrysocolaptes Blyth. f 
Bill as long as the head, broad at the base ; the gonys of the lower mandible lengthened, and advancing 
upwards ; the nostrils basal, lateral, oval, and exposed. Wings long, with the third to the sixth qui s 
the longest. Tail long, rounded, and very rigid. Tarsi as long as the outer anterior toe, robust, and 
covered with transverse scales. Toes long, slender, the outer posterior toe longer than the anterior outer 
one; the hind toe the length of the inner anterior one without the claw, moderate; the claws long, 
compressed, and curved. 
1 4. • « rvf* + i-i n fivrp known snocies of this Grenns. They are found in the dense 
India and its archipelago are t c c01 ™ ™ elevate d mountains. Their habits do not differ from those noticed 
forests, especially m those that are situated on 
of the other genera of this family. 
1. C. strictus (Horsf.) Linn. Trans, xiii.— Picus peralaimus 
Wagl. 
2. C. hcematribon (Wagl.) Syst. Av. s P . 95. — Picus spilolophus 
Vigors. 
3. C. goensis (Gmel.) PI. enl. 696 . — Picus melanotus Blyth. 
4. C. sultaneus (Hodgs.) Journ. As. Soe. Beng. 1837.105.- 
P. strenuus Gould. 
5. C. philippinarum (Lath.) Sonn. Voy. t. 37., PL enl. 69 L ■ 
Picus palalea Wagl. 
* Established b, M. Beie in 18* (/*)• » » /( S31) ° f M '' S ™ n “"' 
1 Established by Mr. Blyth in 1843 {.Town. As. i>oc. Beng. 1843, p. 1004.). 
