. A history of British birds . 470 FICARI^. PIGID^. PICIDJE. f W-m. Dendeocopus major (Linnfeus.)*GKEATEK SPOTTED WOODPECKER. Picus viajor. Dendrocopus, K. L. Kochf.—Beak about as long as the head, hard, straight,[lyramidal; upper mandible with a ridge on each side, running obliquely forwardsfrom the nostril to a shallow groove, parallel to and near the tomia which areangular and inflected ; lower mandible equal to the upper, and both endingabruptly, the gonys much nearer the base than the tip. Nostrils basal, oval,covered with hair-like feathers directed forwards. Tongue capable of protrusion
. A history of British birds . 470 FICARI^. PIGID^. PICIDJE. f W-m. Dendeocopus major (Linnfeus.)*GKEATEK SPOTTED WOODPECKER. Picus viajor. Dendrocopus, K. L. Kochf.—Beak about as long as the head, hard, straight,[lyramidal; upper mandible with a ridge on each side, running obliquely forwardsfrom the nostril to a shallow groove, parallel to and near the tomia which areangular and inflected ; lower mandible equal to the upper, and both endingabruptly, the gonys much nearer the base than the tip. Nostrils basal, oval,covered with hair-like feathers directed forwards. Tongue capable of protrusion,beset at the tip with horny barbs. Wings moderate ; the first prinoary veryshort, the fourth longest. Tail of twelve graduated rectrices, the outer pair veryshort and overlying the next, which with the rest are pointed and have stiffdecurved shafts, with hard webs. Tarsi strong, slightly feathered in front above ;toes two before and two behind, the fourth which is turned backwards muchlonger than the third ; claws, strongly hooked, grooved and very sharp. This
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