PILEATED WOODPECKER. 
Generic Character. 
Bill polyedral, strait, wedge-shaped towards the 
tip. 
Nostrils covered by recumbent setaceous fea¬ 
thers. 
Tongue worm-shaped, very long, sharp-pointed 
and edged towards the tip with reversed 
bristles. 
Feet scansorial. 
Specific Character , &c. 
Black WOODPECKER, with red crest, and the. 
temples and wings marked by white spots. 
Larger crested WOODPECKER. 
Catesb. Carol, l. pi. 17- 
PILEATED WOODPECKER. 
Penn. Arct. Zool. p. 269, 
This species is very nearly allied to the Picus 
principalis or White-billed Woodpecker, but is of 
rather smaller size, and has a bill of a different co¬ 
lour. It is a native of North America, and is par¬ 
ticularly 
