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U. S. p. E. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



Comparative measurements of species. 



Catal. 

 No. 



806 



do 

 1562 



do 

 3803 

 2S00 

 2798 

 6079 

 6078 

 6087 



do 

 6690 



876 



do 

 1291 



do 

 3905 

 6098 

 6101 



do 

 1878 

 3057 



do 

 4482 

 5400 

 6105 

 9933 



Species. 



Picus viIlosU9. 

 do 



do. 



do 



Picus (.ludubonii) . 

 Picus (pliillipsii) . . 

 Picus (martinac)., 



Picus barrisii 



do 



Locality. 



Carlisle, Pa. 

 do 



.do. 



do., 

 .do., 

 .do.. 



Picus pubescens, 



do 



do 



do 



Picus gairdncri. 

 do 



do 



do 



Picus borealis. 



.do.. 



do 



Picus nuttallii 



do 



Picus ecalaris 



do 



Picus albolarvatus . 



do 



Louisiana.^ 



Massachusetts . . 



Canada 



Little Colorado . 

 New Mexico.,.. 



Vancouver 



do 



Steilacoom 



Carlisle, Pa 



do 



do 



do 



California 



Sacramento val. 

 Shoal water bay, 



do 



Georgia 



do 



do 



Santa Clara, C.al. 



Petalunia 



Texas 



do 



Spokan river. ... 



Sex & 

 age. 



9 



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Length. 



8.56 

 9.00 

 7.04 

 8.50 

 7.2S 

 9.28 

 8.76 

 8.73 

 8.30 

 9.28 

 9.50 

 8.76 

 6.14 

 6.75 

 6.00 

 6.15 

 6.00 

 5.74 

 5.86 

 6.75 

 7. 20 

 7.92 

 8.00 

 6.64 

 6.26 

 6.24 

 6.20 

 8.58 



Stretch 

 of wings. 



15.00 

 14.80 



16.50 



12.25 



Wing. 



4.52 

 4.16 

 4.24 

 4.50 

 4.06 

 4.66 

 4.34 

 5.10 

 4.86 

 5.00 



5.00 

 3.86 

 3.75 

 3.74 

 3.80 

 3.74 

 3.68 

 3.86 



4.56 

 4.70 



4.14 

 3.94 

 4.10 

 3.90 

 3.78 

 5.14 



Tail. 



3.72 j 0.88 



2.78 

 3.74 

 3.88 

 4.14 

 4.06 

 3. 60 



0.84 

 0.94 

 0.86 

 0.90 

 0.84 

 0.98 



3.64 



2.88 



2.80 

 2.76 

 2.54 



0.90 

 0.62 



0.64 



0.68 

 0.68 

 0.64 



, I 



3.58 



0.74 

 0.80 



3.08 

 2.90 

 2.74 

 2.72 

 4.24 



0.70 

 0.72 

 0.70 

 0.50 

 0.86 



Middle 

 toe. 



Its claw Bill 

 alone, above. 



0.98 



0.88 



0.84 

 1.00 

 0.96 

 1.00 

 0.84 

 1.04 



0.93 

 0.70 



0.72 



0.74 

 0.63 

 0.74 



0.84 



0.88 



0.80 

 0.74 

 0.84 

 0.50 

 0.86 



0.40 



0.34 

 0.40 

 0.38 

 0.40 

 0.34 

 0.40 



0.40 

 0.30 



0.28 



0.28 

 0.28 

 0.32 



0.34 

 0.36 



0.32 

 0..T2 

 0.34 

 0.32 

 0.40 



0.96 

 1.26 

 1.12 

 1.40 

 1.12 

 1.40 



1.28 

 0.72 



0.70 

 0.711 

 0.74 



0.90 

 0.90 



0.98 

 0.90 

 0,98 

 0.84 

 1.16 



Along 

 gape. 



0.96 

 1.30 

 1.12 

 1.40 

 1.14 

 1.40 



1.28 

 0.74 



0.74 



0.70 

 0.72 

 0.76 



0.98 

 1.00 



0.98 

 0.90 

 1.00 

 0.86 

 1.06 



Specimen 

 measured. 



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PICUS VILLOSUS, Linnajus. 



Hairy Woodpecker; Sapsncker' 

 Variety major. — Nortliem and Western regions. 



7 Pirns leucomelas, Boddaert, Tabl. PI. Enl. 1783, (No. 345, f. 1,) (Gray.) 

 ? Picus canadensis, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 437. 



? Latham, Itid. Cm. I, 1790,231. 



AcD. Orn. Eiog. V, 1839, 188 ; pi. 417 — Ib. Syn. 1839, 177.— Ib. Birds America, IV, 1842, 235 ; 

 pi. 258.— BoNAP. Consp. 1850, 137.— Ib. Aten. Ital. 1854, 8. 

 Picus villosus, FoRsTER, Philos. Trans. LXII, 1772, 383. • 



Picus {Dendrocopus) villosus, Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 305. 

 Picus phillipsii, Add. Orn. Biog. V, 1839, 186 ; pi. 417.— Ib. Syn. 1839, 177.— Ib. Birds Amer. IV, 1842, 238 ; pi. 



259, (immature, with yellow crown.) — Ndtt. Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 686. 

 Picu) sepUnlrionalis, Nuttall, Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 684. 



Variety medius. — Middle States. 



Picus villosus, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 175. — Vieillot, Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 64 ; pi. cxx. — Wilson, Am. Orn. 

 I, 1808, 150 ; pi. ix.— Wagleb, Syst. Av. 1827, No. 22.— Aud. Orn. Biog. V, 1839, 164 -, pi. 416.- 

 Ib. Birds Amer. IV, 1842, 244 ; pi. 262.— Bonap Conspectus, 1850, 137. 



Picus leucometanus, Wagler, Syst. Av. 1827, No. 18, (young male in summer.) 



Picks martinae, Ann. Orn. Eiog. V, 1839, 181 ; pi. 417.— Ib. Syn. 1839, 178.— Ib. Birds Amer. IV, 1842, 240 ; pi. 



260, (young mate, with red feathers on ctowit.) 



Picus ru6ricopi(/«s, Nhtt. Man. I, 2d ed. 1840, 685, (same as preceding.) 



Hairy woodpecker. Pennant, Latham. \ 



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