Legs short; feet small; toes, three in front, one behind; third and fourth toes joined; bill, stout and long.
Order XV. Woodpeckers. PICI.
(1 family, 24 species, 22 subspecies.)
Climbing birds with stout, pointed bills, bristly nostrils, pointed, stiffened tail feathers, strong feet and nails; two toes in front and two behind, except in Picoides, which has two in front and one behind. Prevailing colors, black and white, the males usually with red on the crown.
Family 43. WOODPECKERS. Picidæ.
Characters the same as those of the Order.
Order XVI. Goatsuckers, Swifts, and Hummingbirds. MACROCHIRES.
(3 families, 27 species, 6 subspecies.)