664 BIRDS OF SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. 



river bauk. It was not observed at fliiy otlier place. Brown took one 

 at Boerne on February- 3. "Occasionally found about San Antonio, 

 but it is a rare visitor there" (Dresser). 



128. Dryobates scalaris bairdi (Scl.). Texan Woodpecker. 



This little Woodpecker was the most abundant representative of the 

 family I met with in Texas, wliich, however, is not saying a great deal 

 for its abundance, as all of the Picidoc seemed to be comparatively 

 scarce at the places where I collected. " Its habits appeared to be very 

 similar to those of J), puhescens, but it is a much more cautious and shy 

 bird, as 1 have several times had to follow one over a quarter of a mile 

 to get a shot. Brown says it is " an abundant resident" at Boerne, and 

 Dresser states that it '' breeds abundantly about San Antonio." Han- 

 cock briefly notes its occurrence at Corpus Christi. 



Gtuius SPHYRAPICUS Baird. 



128. Sphyrapicus varius (Lixx.). Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



This Woodpecker is a rare winter resident at San Antonio, as it was 

 noted there only three times — in the timber fringing the San Antonio 

 Eiver. I did not see it at Corpus Christi, Beeville, or Leon Springs. 

 Brown says it is rare and irregular at Boerne. " Found near San An- 

 tonio at all seasons of the year, but rather rare than otherwise. I shot 

 a couple on the Medina River, and Dr. Heermann procured the eggs 

 there some years ago" (Dresser). This is evidently a mistake, as the 

 bird does not breed so far south, and is not likely to be found there in 

 summer. 



Genus CEOrHLCEUS Cabanis. 



129. Ceoplilceus pileatus (Lixx.). Pileated Woodpecker. 



"A few are found on the Medina, and the eggs have been taken 

 there, but they are not common in that district" (Dresser). Xeither 

 Brown, Hancock, or Sennett make any mention of this bird as occur- 

 ring in southwestern Texas, where it is evidently very rare. Merrill 

 saw one individual near Santa Maria, in Cameron County. 



Geuns MELANERPES Swaixsox. 



130. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Lixx.). Red-lieaded Woodpecker. 

 l!feither Brown nor Hancock appear to have seen this red-headed cos- 

 mopolite at Boerne or Corpus Christi, and the writer only saw it twice, 

 both times at San Antonio; once on January 12, when two were seen 

 in a large pecan tree near the river, and again in a similar place I saw 

 one on February 27. Dresser says it is resident near San Antonio and 

 not uncommon. 



131. Melanerpes carolimis (Lixx.). Red-bellied Woodpecker. 



As AVoodpeckers go, this one was rather common in the large trees 

 along the river near San Antonio, but I did not see it at Leon Springs 



