EED-COCKADED WOODPECKER. 
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Plumage very soft and blended ; feathers at the base of the bill bristly 
and directed forwards so as to cover the nostrils. Wings long ; the first 
quill extremely small, being only ten-twelfths long ; the second four-twelfths 
shorter than the third, which is one-twelfth shorter than the fourth, this 
being the longest. Tail long, cuneate, of twelve feathers, the lateral very 
small, weak, and rounded, the rest strong, with the barbs worn at the end, 
the tip emarginate, the shafts being worn. 
Bill greyish-blue, with the upper mandible dusky toward the ridge. Iris 
hazel. Feet greyish-blue, claws of the same colour, dusky along the ridge. 
The upper part of the head, the hind neck, the loral space, and a band down 
each side of the neck glossy black ; feathers at the base of the bill, a band 
over the eye, and a large patch on the side of the head white. Margining 
the black behind the eye is a streak of bright carmine, formed by a series of 
very slender feathers. All the upper parts, including the wings, are black- 
ish-brown, transversely banded with white. Tail black ; the fourth feather 
obliquely white on the outer web toward the end, the next with the white 
extended to the inner webs toward the end, it being barred with black 
on the inner ; the second white, with five black bands on the inner web 
and one on the outer ; the first or lateral feather white, with a black patch 
near the base of the inner web. The lower parts are white, the sides of 
the lower part of the neck, and of the body, marked with oblong black 
spots. 
Length to end of tail 85 inches ; extent of wings 14J ; bill along the 
ridge -ff ; wing from flexure 4 T 8 2 ; tail 3 r A, the lateral feathers 1 ^ ; tarsus 
rs ; hind toe ||, its claw ; inner toe ||, its claw || ; middle toe y'h, its 
claw t 6 2 ; outer toe , 4 , its claw T V 
Female. 
The female is somewhat smaller, but resembles the male in colour, with 
the exception of wanting the red streak behind the eye. 
Length to end of tail 7 $ inches, to end of wings 6 f, to end of claws 
6 § ; extent of wings 13L 
The roof of the upper mandible is slightly concave, with a prominent 
middle ridge ; the lower mandible more concave, with two ridges and a 
median groove. The tongue is 104 twelfths long, slender, its breadth 1 
twelfth, its sides parallel ; it tapers to a point at the end, where it is margined 
with acicular bristles directed backwards. The hyoid bones curve round 
the back of the head, converge, and run along the middle of the skull to the 
base of the bill, without curving to either side. The palate is flattened, the 
posteiioi apeiture of the nares linear, with an 'anterior slit, which is mar- 
gined with papillas. The aperture of the mouth is 44 twelfths in width. 
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