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North American Birds Eggs. 



394e. Willow Woodpecker. Dryobates pubesceus turati. 



Kange.— California except the northern parts and the ranges of the south. 

 Similar to Gairdner Woodpecker, but smaller and whiter. 



39 5. Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Dryobates borealis. 



Range.— Southeastern United States, from South Carolina and Arkansas, 

 southward. 



This black and white species may be known from any other because of the 

 uniform black crown and nape, tHe male having a small dot of red on either 

 side (if the crown, back of the eye. They are quite abundant in the Gulf States 

 and Florida, where they nest during April and May, and in some localities in 

 March. They build in hollow trees or stumps at an elevation from the ground, 

 laying from three to six glossy white eggs; size .95 x .70. 



396. Texan Woodpecker. Dryobates scalaris bairdi. 



Range.— Southwestern United States from southern Colorado south to north- 

 ern Mexico. This species is brownish white below, has the back barred with 

 black and white, and the male has the whole crown red, shading into mixed 

 black and whitish on the forehead. Its habits and nesting are just the same as 

 those of the Downy, but the three or four glossy white eggs, that they lay in 

 April, are larger; size .80 x .65. 



396a. St. Lucas Woodpecker. Dryobates scalari.'i lucasanus. 



Range.— Lower California, north to the Colorado Desert, California. 

 Very similar to the last; less barring on the outer tail feathers. Eggs 

 same. 



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397. Nuttail Woodpecker. Dryobedes nuttalUi. 



Range. — Pacific coast from Oregon south to Lower California. 



Similar to the Texan Woodpecker but whiter below, with whitish nasal tufts, 

 and the fore part of the crown black and white striped, the red being confined 

 to the nape region. They nest in holes in trees, either in dead stumps or in 

 growing trees, and at any height above ground. During April or May they de- 

 posit their white glossy eggs upon the bottom of the cavity. The eggs measure 

 ,85 X ,65, 



398. Arizona Woodpecker. Dryobates arizonse. 



Range.— Mexican border of the United States, chiefly in Arizona and New 

 Mexico. 



This species is entirely different from any others of our Woodpeckers, being 

 uniform brownish above, and soiled whitish below, spotted with black. The 

 male bird has a red crescent on the nape. They are said to be fairly abundant in 

 some sections of southern Arizona. Their nesting habits do not vary from those 

 of the other Woodpeckers found in the same regions, andt hey show no especial 

 preference for any particular kind of a tree in which to lay their eggs. The nest- 

 ing season appears to be at its height in April. The pure white eggs average 

 in size about .85 x .60. 



