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The October specimens show, ns wns already remarked by 

 Stejnegee,'^ a rather stronp; yellow wash on the lower part. 



In the two males at least, the white superciliary stripe 

 joins the white patch on the side of neck. 



In young specimens the ground colour of the lower parts is 

 more dirty and more heavily spotted with brown than in older ones. 



This little woodpecker was not found by Nikolskt in 

 Saghalin. Professor Ijima however observed it in plenty. It is 

 no doubt a regular breeder on the island, as this collection 

 contains many specimens obtained at différent times during the 

 Summer and among them young birds too. 



48. Pfroifïes tridactf/lHs (Ltnné). 



Soloviyofka: Icf', May 18. 



Chipesani: 2c/'c^, Sept. 11; Ic^, Oct. 3. 



Unfortunately only the last of these specimens is satisfactorily 

 ])reserved and that does not differ from Swedish specimens except 

 in a few points, viz., in the less amount of white on back and 

 in the striation of the under-parts extending almost all over the 

 breast and belly. In these respects it differs more from crisso- 

 leuciis than from typical tridactylus. On the other hand, there 

 exists a characteristic which reminds one of crissoleiœus, and 

 that is the fact that the Saghalin bird has all the upper-tail- 

 coverts rather broadly tipped with white. It is thus possible 

 that more material may prove the j^resence of a distinct race, 

 sachalinensis, of the three-toed woodpecker with the characteristics 

 mentioned above. 



1) Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, p. 141. Conf. also: Proc U. S. Nat. Mus. 1892, p. 297. 



