DRl'OBATES. 2P5 



of Mexico, and southern Ijordci- of United 

 States, from Texas to Arizona. 



396. D. scalaris bairdi (^'"i- )• 

 Texan Woodpecker.' 

 /■■'. Outer tail-feather barred with bhiek only on terminal 

 half or les.s, except sometimes on inner web. 

 gK Primary coverts with at least one row of small white 

 spots, 

 /t'. Larger, with slenderer bill ami much broader 

 black bars on back (bars about .15-.20 wide); 

 length about 7.25-7.75, wing 3.95-4.10 (4.02), 

 tail 2.70-2.90 (2.81), exposed culmen .91-.94 

 (.93). JIab. Southern portion of Lower Cali- 

 fornia 396a. D. scalaris lucasanus 



(Xantus). Saint Lucas Woodpecker. 

 K'. Smaller, with stouter bill and much narrower 

 black bars on back (bars onlj- about .10 wide); 

 length about 6.25-6.50, wing 3.70-3.75 (3.72), 

 tair2.20-2.40 (2.30), culmen .70-.80 (.75). Ifab. 

 "Western Mexico (vicinity of Mazatlan). 



D. scalaris sinaloensis Ridgw. Mazatlan 



"Woodpecker.^ 



gr'. Primary coverts plain dusky, without trace of white 



on outer webs ; black bars on back broad, as in D. 



lucasanus; length about 6.75-7.00, wing 3.80-3.95 



(3.88), tail 2.45-2.55 (2.50), exposed culmen .74-.88 



(.82). Hab. Tres Marias Islands, western Mexico. 



D. scalaris graysoni Baird. Grayson's Woodpecker.' 



e-. Forehead deep black, abru]nly defined against the white, smoky 



white, or dull buff of nasal tufts; crown often streaked, 



but not speckled, with white; lateral tail-feathers with not 



more than two distinct black bars, these near end (a third 



occasionally indicated); ground-color of lower parts nearly 



pure white ; adult male with whole crown black, or black 



streaked with white, the red being confined to occiput and 



nape. 



Length about 7.00. wing 3.90-4.20 (4.0G), tail 2.60-3.05 

 (2.78), exposed culmen .77-.82 (.80). Eggs .84 X -64. 

 Hab. California. 



397. D. nuttallii (Gamb). Nuttall's Woodpecker. 



d". Back and wings brown, the former barred or transversely spotted 



with white, and primaries spotted with same; whole breast 



■ Picut bairdi " (Sclateb)" Malh., Mon. Pio. i. ISOI, 118, pi. 27, figs. 7, 8. 



* Xcw subspecies. 



• Picut tcalarit var. jrai/mni Baird, Hist. X. Am. B. ii. 1S74, 515 and 517 (in tcit). 



