DENDROCOPUS. 151 



Dendrocopus pubescens (Linn.). 



Picus pubesccus, BairJ, L'reuer ^- Itidyic. X. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 509 

 (1874) ; Seebohm, Eygs of Brit. Birds, p. 171 (1896). 



Dendrocopus pubescens, Ilari/itt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 238 (1890) ; 

 Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml p. 166 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. il. p. 214 

 (1900). 



Dryobates pubesceus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 55, pi. i. 

 • fig. 24 (1895). 



The eggs of the Downy "Woodpecker are highly glossy, and 

 measure from -67 to -84 in length, and from -57 to -62 in breadth. 



6. North America {Hens/taw Coll.). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



1. North America (Siniths. Inst.). Salviii-Godman Coll. 



3. N. America. Crowley Bequest. 



6. Saybrook, Connecticut, 6tb June. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Ithaca, NeM- Ydrk. Princeton University, N.J. [E.]. 



4. Highland Falls, New York, 17th Seebohm Coll. 



Mav (E. A. Mearns: Hargitt 

 Coll). 



5. Nebraska, 31st ^lay. W. Radclifte Saunders, Esq, 



[P.], 



Dendrocopus gairdneri (And.). 



Picas pubescens, var. gairdneri, Eaird, Brnoer Sf Ridgiv. N.Amer. Birds, 



ii. p. 512 (1874). 

 Dendrocopus gairdneri, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 241 (1890) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 214 (1900). 

 Drvobates pubescens gairdneri, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, 

 ' ii. p. 58 (1895). 



The eggs of Gairdner's Woodpecker measure from -70 to -82 in 

 length, and from •57 to "61 in breadth. 



5. N. America (Field Cull.). Crowley Bequest. 



2. California ( T. M. Brewer : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 

 tram Coll.). 



Dendrocopus scalaris {Wac/l.). 



Picus scalaris, Baird, Breicer ^- Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 515 



(1874). 

 Dendrocopus scalaris, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviu. p. 246 (1890) ; 



Snlv. ^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 435 (1895) ; Nehr/f. 



Eat. Eiersamml. p. 166 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 215 (1900). 

 Dryobates scalaris bairdi, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 63 



(1895). 



The eggs of Baird's "Woodpecker in the Collection measure 

 respectively : -81 by -6 ; -81 by -62 ; -82 by -6 ; -8 by -G. 



1. Mexico, Dec. (TSWirAwM Co//.). Crowley Bequest, 



o. Mexico, 7th April {I-'ield Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



