BRITISH BIRDS. 
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GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER* 
WITWALL. 
(Ficus Major , Lin. — ■ UEpeiche , ou le Pic varie , Buff.) 
Its length is fomewhat more than nine inches : 
The bill is of a dark horn colour, very Itrong at 
the bafe ; the upper and under fides are formed by 
high-pointed ridges, which run along the middle of 
each ; it is exceedingly lharp at the end ; the eyes 
are reddilh, encircled with a large white fpot, which 
extends to the back part of the head, on which there 
is a fpot of crimfon ; the forehead is buff colour ; 
the top of the head black ; on the back part of the 
neck there are two white fpots, feparated by a line 
of black ; the fcapulars and tips of the wing co» 
