Woodpeckers 



394e. Willow Woodpecker (D. p. turati). Simi 



lar to No. 304a, but smaller, W. 3.8. superciliary patch 

 and underparts whiter; tertials always more or less 

 spotted with white. (W. K. Fisher.) 



Rangs. — "California, except: desert ranges and eastern slope of 

 Sierra Nevada, coast region north of Marin Co., and region north of 

 upper end of Sacramento Valley." (W. K. Fisher.) 



395. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates bore- 

 alts). L. 8.4. Sides of head and neck white bordered 

 by black below. Ad. tf. A nearly concealed red tuft 

 on either side of the hindhead. Ad. 9. Similar, but 

 no red on head. Notes. A loud, hoarse, yank, yank. 



Range. Southern United States; west to e .stern Texas; north to 

 Virginia and Arkansas. 



396. Texan Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris bairdt). 



L. 7.5. Outer tail-feathers barred to their base; nasal 

 tufts brownish. Ad. rf . All crown feathers tipped 

 with red; back barred: below brownish white, spotted 

 and streaked with black. Ad. $. Similar but top of head 

 wholly black. 



Range. Northern Mexico, north to Texas boundary. New Mexico, 

 southern Colorado, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and south- 

 eastern California. 



396a. Saint Lucas Woodpecker (T>. s. lucasanus). 



Similar to No. 396, but outer tail-feather barred with 

 black only on terminal half or less, except sometimes 

 on inner web. (Ridgw.) 



Range. — Lower California, north, rarely to Colorado Desert, Cali- 

 fornia. 



397. Nuttall Woodpecker {Dryobates nuttallii). 

 L. 7.5. Below white only slightly soiled; outer tail- 

 feather barred only on end half. Ad. <~Z. Crown 

 black streaked with white; nape red. Ad. ?. Similar 

 but top of head entirely black, usually with a few 

 white spots. Yug. Top_ of head dull red. Notes. A 

 sharp quee-quee-quee-qnccp; a diminutive chittah. (Bail- 

 ley.) Loud rattling notes. (Henshaw.) 



Range.— Northern Lower California, north locally, to southern 

 Oregon. 



398. Arizona Woodpecker {Dryobates ari{once). 

 L. 8.2. Above brown, below spotted. Ad. <j\ A red 

 nape band. Ad. 9. Similar but no red on nape, 

 brown of crown continuous with that of back. Yng. 

 Whole crown red. 



Range —Northwestern Mexico north to southern Arizona and 

 southwestern New Mexico. 



399. White-headed Woodpecker {Xenopicus albo- 



larvatus). L. 9. Whole head and part of wings 

 white. Ad. rj 1 . Nape red. Ad. $. Nape white. 

 Notes. A sharp, clear witt-witt; a rather silent bird. 

 (Bendire.) 



Range — .Mountains of western United States from southern Cali- 

 fornia north to southern British Columbia; east to western Idaho and 

 western Nevada. 



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