240 PICIDiE. 



Trichopicus medianus, Bp. Consp. Volua: Zi/(/od. p. 8, no. 40 (1854). 

 Tricliopicus meridioiaalis, Bp. Consp. Volucr. Zyyod. p. 8, no. 41 



(1854). 

 Tridactvlia lecontii, Bp. Consp. Volucr. Zyyod. p. 8, no. 85 (1854). 

 Picoides lecontei, Malh. Picidce, i. p. 182, pi. xl. fig. 7, c? (1861). 

 DiTobates pubescens, Boie, I-sis, 1826, p. U77, 1828, p. 326; Cab. ^ 



Heme, Mus. Hcin. iv. p. 62 (1863) ; Breiost. Auk, 1886, p. 104; 



A. O. U. Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 211, no. 394 (1886) ; Lloyd, 

 Auk, 1887, p. 190 ; Sennett, t. c. p. 242 ; Ridyic. Man. N. Amer. 



B. p. 283 (1887) ; Warren, B. Penn. p. 126 (1888), 



Adult male. Back black, witb a median stripe of white ; rump 

 aud upper tail-coverts uniform black ; scapulars black, with whitish 

 tips ; wing-coverts and wings black, both webs of the latter and the 

 coverts (except along the forearm) spotted with white ; shafts of 

 quills black; the four central tail-feathers black, the next one black 

 on the basal half, the apical half white and crossed b^- a black bar, 

 the two outer large feathers almost entirely white and barred on 

 the apical portion with black ; shafts corresponding in colour with 

 the surrounding web : top of the head, sides of the face and neck, 

 and the hind neck black, the occiput red varied with white ; nasal 

 plumes aud a superciliary stripe to the occiput, and another stripe 

 passing under the ear-coverts to the hind neck white ; from the 

 chin to the under tail-coverts (both inclusive) white, the latter with 

 a few sagittate spots of black ; under wing-coverts and axillaries 

 white, the former having a conspicuous black patch on the edge of 

 the wing. Total length 6 inches, culmen 0-65, wing 3-75, tail 2-3, 

 tarsus 0'67 ; toes (without claws) — outer anterior 0-4, outer pos- 

 terior 0"47, inner anterior 0'35, inner posterior 0'25. 



Young male. Instead of having a red occipital band as in the 

 adult male, the crown-feathers are tipped with red, and have dusky 

 bases crossed by a black bar, a few feathers, chiefly on the occiput, 

 being spotted with dull white ; the sides of the bodj-, flanks, thighs, 

 and under tail-coverts M'ith faint dusky stripe-like spots. 



Adult female. Differs from the adult male in wantiiig the red 

 occipital band, the occiput being more or less white. Total length 

 6 inches, culmen 0'65, wing 3*9, tail 2*43, tarsus 0'65. 



Hub. Northern and Eastern North America, north into ^Vlaska, 

 south into Florida. Occasionally occurring in Western North 

 America (Colorado, California, &c.). 



(I. S ad. sk. Golsova River, Alaska, Jan. Henshaw Coll. 



(K W. Nelson). [S.-G.]. 



b, c. J 2 ad. sk. Nulato, Alaska, March {E. Henshaw Coll. 



W. Nelson). [S.-CI.]. 



d. S ad. ; e, /', y. Canada. Tweeddale Coll. 



$ ad. ,?k. ■ 



h. is ad. sk. Hudson's Bay. Gould Coll. 



i, k. (S 2 ad. sk. Fort DufFerin. N.A.Boundary Com- 

 mission. 



I, m. c? 2 ad. sk. Niagara Falls. Gould Coll. 



w, 0. c? ? ad. sk. Waukegau, IlUnuis, April (£. Ileushaw Coll. 



W. Nekon). [S.-G.]. 



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