140 piciD^. 



Colaptes cafer, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 129, part" 



(1895). 

 Colaptes cafer coUaris, Nelson, Auk, xvii. p. 123 (1900). 

 Colaptes collaris, Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 201 (1900). 



The eggs of the E.ed-shafted Woodpecker vary from 1'05 to 1'26 

 in length, and from -SI to "92 in breadth. 



5. Monterey, California (C^. CVw^eW; Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Henshaiu Coll.). 



3. Monterey, May {C. A. Caufield: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



6. San Diego, California, 1st May. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



2. California {Snuths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 8. British Columbia, July. J. K. Lord, Esq. [P.]. 



4. Fort Colville, Columbia liiver. Gould Coll. 



3. Esquimalt, Vancouver Island. Crowley Bequest. 



Colaptes campestris (VieiU.). 



Colaptes campestris, Dalgleish, Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc. Edin. x. p. 80 (1888- 

 90); Hanjitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 23 (1890); Nehrk. Kut. 

 Eiersamml. p. 164 (1899) ; von Iherinq, Rev. Mus. Patilista, iw p. 258 

 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 201 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Field Woodpecker in the Collection measure 

 respectively : 1-12 by -9 ; 1-11 by -9. 



2. Brazil, 30th Sept. Crowley Bequest. 



Colaptes agricola {MaJh.). 



Colaptes agricola, Dalgleish, Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc. Edin. viii. p. 87 (1883- 

 85) ; Scl. Sf Huds. An/ent. Orn. ii. p. 24 (1889) ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xviii. p. 25 (1890) ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 189, pi. v. fig. 6 ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 164 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 201 

 (1900). 



Six eggs of the Pampas Woodpecker measure respectively: 1"14 

 by -88 ; 1-14 by -91 ; 1-15 by -9 ; 1-1 by -9 ; 1-1 by -91 ; 1-11 by 

 •91. 



4. Uruguay, Nov. 0. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.]. 



2 . Argentine Ptepublic. Crowley Bequest. 



Colaptes pitius (J/oZ.). 



Colaptes pitius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 28 (1890) ; James, 

 Neic List Chilian Birds, p. 5 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml, 

 p. 164 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 202 (1900). 



Three eggs of the Chilian Woodpecker measure respectively : 1*1.5 

 by -86 ; 1-21 by -9 ; 1-21 by -87. 



3. Central Chile, Oct, Berkeley James Coll. 



