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Pubejcens. 
Villofus. 
f Major. 
*Medius, 
f Minor, 
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BIRDS. PIG.E. 62 . Picus. 
Back longitudinally downy ; outer tail-feathers white 
4 black fpots DwonJ 
Inhabits North America in vaft flocks ; is bold, ; n 1 very 
junous to orchards by piej-cin® and deflroyina the tree*’ , 
iize of a (parrow. 
Male with a red hind-head. 
Back fomewhat downy, longitiidinally ; outer tail-fea‘^^,f 
entirely white, * Hairy/''. 
Inhabits North America, from Hudfon’s Bay to Caroh"'/^ 
9 — 12 . inches long, and is, like the former, a pelt tp orch^f , ^ 
BM horn-colour ; }uad black with a tranlverfe red bar (ir' ' j, 
male) ; cheeks with 2 white and 2 black lines ; back hl*^ 
with white fpots difpoled in rows ; 2 middle tailfi^^"''^ 
black, the rell deculfate with whife Itreaks. 
ad white ; vent and hind-head 
Greater , 
Inhabits Europe, North America and Siberia ; 9 inches 
Bill blackilh, corneous at the bale ; irids red ; front 
yellowilh ; cheeks, fhoulders, breajl and belly yellq"''’ 
white ; 4 middle tail-jeathers without fpots. 
Female, without red on the hind-head. 
Variegated w-ith black 4 
Variegated with w'hite and black j vent and cap red. ,// 
Middle Jpottrii 
Inhabits Europe s 8j inches long, perhaps the youi'S 
the laft. 
Cheeks white ; 3 lateral tail-feathers tipt with white. 
Variegated with white and black; crown red ; vent 
taceous. Lejfcr fpotlc‘' ' 
Inhabits Europe and Afia ; 5- inches long. ujte 
Back with black and white lines ; wings with broad 
blotches ; female white on the crown. 
Crown, nape and ferag black-grey ; body beneath 
lowilh, fpotted with black. ' • 
Inhabits ; probably a variety of the female, - 
Hind-head fubcreucd , crown witth a crimfon fpot > ■ 
cheeks and body beneath white. 
Inhabits Ceylon ; fomething lefs. 
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