. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 139 6vccn Moobpcckcr. The Green ^^'oodpecker {Gecijius viridis, Linnceus) is a resident species in the British Islands, and also met with in the Western Palearctic Region ; northwards to South Scandinavia, and ranging southwards to the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees. The adult male has the crown of the head and nape scarlet, with grey bases; lores, cheeks, ear- coverts, and feathers round eye, black ; moustachial band, black, washed with crimson ; mantle, dull light green; rump, yellow; wings an
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 139 6vccn Moobpcckcr. The Green ^^'oodpecker {Gecijius viridis, Linnceus) is a resident species in the British Islands, and also met with in the Western Palearctic Region ; northwards to South Scandinavia, and ranging southwards to the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees. The adult male has the crown of the head and nape scarlet, with grey bases; lores, cheeks, ear- coverts, and feathers round eye, black ; moustachial band, black, washed with crimson ; mantle, dull light green; rump, yellow; wings and tail, dark greenish-brown, the latter obscurely barred with darker; primaries, dusky, barred on outer web with white ; under parts, yellowish- grey, tinged with greyish-green ; irides, whitish; bill, dark grey, blackish at tip and paler at base beneath ; legs and feet, dark grey. Length, between eleven and twelve inches. The female shows no scarlet on the moustacliial Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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