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BIRDS OF WEST VIRGINIA — WETMORE 411 



near Drermen on May 18, near Pliilippi on May 29 and 31, and near 

 Petersburg on January 1, 1937. 



On considering the measurements as given by Oberholser ^ and 

 Brodkorb " for eastern and western groups in this species, I find 

 that the average difference in wing length for the two is approximately 

 5 percent. In \4ew of this constant difference there seems to be no 

 reason for refusing to accept the western race, which in my opinion 

 should be called Melanerpes erythrocephalus caurinus Brodkorb. 



SPHYRAPICUS VARIUS (Linnaeus) 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 



Specunens were obtained as follows: Five miles east of Hunting- 

 ton, April 20 to 22; Tyler Creek, April 27; Pine Creek, near Enon, 

 May 8; Cranberry Glades, May 9 and June 19; Middle Mountain, 

 12 miles northeast of Durbin, June 29; Williams River, October 3 

 and 5; Thornwood, September 28; Cheat Mountain, 8 miles north- 

 west of Cheat Bridge, September 26; Orgas, Boone County, October 

 24; 3,200 feet elevation on Flat Top Mountain, Mercer County, 

 October 15. One was taken at 4,600 feet on Spruce Knob, September 

 30, 1935. 



The species nests in some numbers in the mountain area. 



DRYOBATES VILLOSUS VILLOSUS (Linnaeus) 



Eastern Hairy Woodpecker 



This widely distributed woodpecker was taken as follows: Katis 

 Mountain, 3,000 feet, near T\^iite Sulphur Springs, November 6; 

 Flat Top Mountain, 3,000 and 3,200 feet, near Flat Top, October 15 

 and 20 ; Posey, Raleigh County, October 23 ; 5 miles north of Drennen, 

 Nicholas County, May 18; 12 miles north of Logan, April 22; Four- 

 teen, April 28; Aliddle Mountain, 11 miles northeast of Durbin, 

 July 2 ; Rich Mountain, 7 miles south of Harman, July 7 ; Cranberry 

 Glades, 3,300 to 3,800 feet, June 11 and 19; Little Spruce :Mountain, 

 3,500 feet, above Williams River, October 5; 7 miles east of Philippi, 

 June 2. 



Measurements are as follows: 



Eight males: Wing, 116.5-125 (120.4); tail, 60-71 (66.4); culmen 

 from base, 27.5-33 (29.7); tarsus, 21.5-24 (23) mm. 



Six females: Wing, 115.5-121.5 (117.6); tail, 63-73 (66.5); culmen 

 from base, 24.5-26 (25.1)^ tarsus, 19.5-24 (21) mm. 



All come within the range of size characteristic of the form villosus 

 with no definite approach to the smaller auduhonl of the south. 



6 Can. Field-Nat., vol. 33, 1919, p. 48. 



' Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, no. 303, 1935, p. 2. 



« Five individuals. 



