406 



CLIMBING BIRDS — SCANSORES. 



length of the occipital red, instead of exceeding it in length ; the red patch reaches for- 

 ward nearly or quite to the posterior border of the eye, instead of falling a considerable 

 distance behind it, and being nuicli broader posteriorly. The frontal band, too, is gamboge- 

 yellow, much like the throat, anil not white ; the connection with the }ellow throat ])atch 

 much broader. The white upper tail coverts show a tendency to a black edge. Length, 

 8.00 ; wing, 5.20 ; tail, 3.20. 

 Hah. Cape St. Lucas. 



As tlie differences mentioned are constant, I consider the Cape St. Lucas 

 bird as forming at least a permanent variety, and indicate it as above. A 

 single specimen from the Siena iladre of Colima is very similar. 



Melanerpes torquatus, Wilson. 



LEWIS'S WOODPECKEK. 



Picus torquatus, Wilson, Amcr. Orn. III. 1811,31 ; pi. xx. — Wagler, Syst. Av. 1827, 

 No. 82. — AuDunON, Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 176,- pi. 416. Id. Birds Anier. IV. 1843, 

 280 ; pi. 272. — Mekmeiyes torquatus, Bon.vparte, Conspectus, 1850, 115. — IlEEnjiAXK, 

 J. A. N. Sc. Phil. 2d Series, II. 1853, 270. — Newberry, Zool. Cal. .and Or. Route, 

 90 ; P. R. R. Surv. VI. 1857. — Baird, P. R. Rep. IX. Birds, 115. — Heermann, X. 

 vi. 58. — Cooper and Sdckley, XIL iii. Zool. of W. T. 161. 



Sp. Char. Feathers on the under parts bristle-like. Fourth quill longest ; then third 

 and fifth. Above dark glossy green. Breast, lower part of the neck, anil a narrow collar 

 all round hoary grayish-white. Around the base of the bill and sides of the head to be- 

 hind the eyes, dark crimson. Belly blood red, streaked finely with lioary-whitish. Wings 

 and tail entirely uniform dark glossy green. 



Female with the markings more obscure. Length, about 10.75 ; extent, 21.00 ; wing, 

 6.50. Female smaller. 



Hab. Western America from the Black Hills to the Pacific. 



