172 



Cory on the Birds of the West Indies, 



Melanerpes portoricensis (Daud.). 



Picas ^ortoriccnsis Daud. Ann. du TSlus. II, p. 3S3, pi. 51 (1803). — Dryant, 



Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. X, p. 256 (1S66). — Sundev. Oefv. K. 



Vet. Akad. For. 1S69, p. 599. 

 Picas rubidicollis Yi-E.11.1^. Ois. Am. Sept. II, p. 63, pi. 117 (1807). — Temm. 



Nat. Sjst. p. 210 (1807). 

 Melanerpes rubidicollis Gray, Gen Bds. II, p. 444 (1844-49). — Bp. Consp. 



I, p. 115 (1850). 

 Melanerpes portoricensis A. & E. Newton, Ibis, 1S59, P- 377- — Cassin, 



Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. i860, p. 377. — Scl. Cat. Am. Birds, p. 



341 (1S62). — Taylor, Ibis, 1S64, p. 170. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 



Neotr. p. 100 (1873). — GuNDL. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 



227 (1878).— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 20 (1865). 

 Melatnpicus portorice?isis^lAi.n. Mon. Pic. II, p. 205 (1862). 

 Asyndesmus portoricensis Gra.y, Ilandl. Bds. II, p. 201 (1870). 



Sp. Char. Male; — Entire upper surface black with greenish reflections ; 

 forehead dull white, reaching and nearly encircling the eye ; throat, 

 breast, and underparts dull crimson red, mixed with brownish on 

 the sides of the body; a spot of white near the carpus ; rump white; 

 wings and tail brownish black. 



Length, 7.50; wing, 5 ; tail, 3; tarsus, .90; bill, i. 

 Habitat. Porto Rico and St. Thomas. 



Melanerpes rherminieri (Less.). 



Picas hcrmanieri'L,Y,^%. Traite Orn. p, 228 (1831). 



Mclampicus hermanieri Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz, 1S48-49. p. 365. 



Linncp-ipicas hcnninieri Malh. N. Class. Pic. p. 53 (1850). — Bp. Consp. 



Vol Zjgodact. sp. 255 (1854). 

 Melanerpes hermanieri Bp. Consp. I, p. 515 (1S50). — Reich. Handb. p. 



3Si (1853). 

 Linneopicus hermanieri GRh^, Cat. Gen. Bds. p. 93 (1S55). 

 Mela7ierpes r/iertninieri ^ci^. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 100 (1873). 



— Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. I, p 459 (1S78).— Cory, List Bds. 



W. I. p. 20 (18S5). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage black, showing a steel blue gloss on 

 the back when held in the light; feathers on the breast tinged with 

 dull red ; a faint reddish tinge is perceptible on the forehead. 



Female: — Similar to the male, perhaps smaller, and lacks the 

 tinge of, red •n the forehead, although the reddish tinge on the 

 forehead of the male is possibly not constant. 



Length (skin), 10; wing, 5.50; tail, 4; tarsus, i; bill, 1.25. 

 Habitat. Guadeloupe. 



