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HARRIS’ WOODPECKER. 
of lower mandible II ; wing from flexure 4j 0 | ; tail 3^- ; tarsus ; first 
toe T %, its claw | J 5 ; second toe T 6 2 , its claw f|- ; third toe its claw ; 
fourth toe its claw T %. 
Adult Female. 
The female, which is somewhat smaller, differs in external appearance 
only in having the upper parts duller and tinged with brown, the lower 
more tinged with grey, and the bright patch on the head of a yellowish-red 
tint and of much less extent. 
This species is very nearly allied to Picus villosus, and is very similar in 
its colours, but differs in having the mandibles pointed, in being larger, in 
having the top of the head red or yellowish-red, and in having its fourth 
toe longer than the third. 
HARRIS’ WOODPECKER. 
Picus Harrisii, Jlud. 
PLATE CCLXI. — Male axd Female. 
It is to Mr. Townsend that we are indebted for the discovery of this 
singularly marked species, of which he has sent me a pair of specimens in 
excellent preservation, both shot on the Columbia river, the male on the 
18th of January, 1836, the female on the 7th of September, 1834. Having 
been left at liberty to give names to whatever new species might occur 
among the birds transmitted to me by that zealous naturalist, I have 
honoured the present Woodpecker with the name of my friend Edward 
Harris, Esq., a gentleman to whom I am most deeply indebted for many 
acts of kindness and generosity, and in particular for his efficient aid at a 
time when, like my predecessor Wilson, I was reduced to the lowest 
degree of indigence, and removed from any individuals to whom I could 
make known my wants. But, independently of his claim to scientific 
recognition as the friend and supporter of one who has devoted his life to 
the study of birds, he merits this tribute as an ardent and successful 
cultivator of ornithology, and an admirer of the works of Him whose good 
providence gave me so noble-hearted a friend. 
Haems’ Woodpecker, Picus Harrisii , Aud. On. Biog., vol. v. p. 191. 
