COLAPTES. 139 



The eggs of the Ground Woodpecker in the Collection are exces- 

 sively gioss)' and measure respectively: 1*08 by '85 ; 1*09 by '82 ; 

 1-11 by -79; 1-12 by -82. 



4, Newcastle, Natal, 2nd Aug. (E. A. Crowley Bequest. 

 Butler). 



Genus COLAPTES, Swains. 

 The eggs of the Woodpeckers of this genus are highly glossy. 



Colaptes luteus, Bangs. 



Colaptes auratus (nee Linn.), Ross, Nat. Hist. JRev. 1862, p. 278 ; id. Canad. 

 Nat. vii. ]). 143 (1862) ; Bhikiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 3 ; Baird, Brewer 

 S)- Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. -575, part. (1874) ; Cones, Birds N.- 

 West, p. 292 (1874) ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 12, part. 

 (1890) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N.-Amer. Birds, ii. p. 129 (1895). 



Colaptes auratus luteus. Bangs, Auk, xv. p. 177 (1898). 



Colaptes luteus, ISharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 201 (1900). 



The eggs of the Golden- winged Woodpecker measure from 1 to 

 1*23 in length, and from '78 to '91 in breadth. 



1. North America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 11. North America (Henslunv Coll.). Salvin-Godniau Coll. 



2. North America {Montreal Mus. : Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 6. Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River B, E. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 

 District. 



6. Great Slave Lake, 9th June (L. Crowley Bequest. 



Clarke, Jim. : Tristram Coll.). 



7. Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake, 20th Salvin-Godman Coll. 



June (i. Clarke, Jun. : Smiths. 



Inst.). 

 1. Carlton, Canada, 1st June (7". W. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Blakisto7t). 

 4. Pennsylvania (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



G. New York, 17th May. W. Eadchffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



6. Highland Falls, New York, 21st Seebohm Coll. 



May (E. A. Mearns : Hargitt 

 Coll.). 

 4. Madison, Connecticut. Crowley Bequest. 



28. Princeton, New Jersey ( W. E. B. \ 

 Scott). I 



8. Princeton, 10th May ( IV. E. D. S.). [ Princeton University. N. J. 



7. Princeton, 13th May (Tr.^.l>.«S'.). ( [E.]. 

 7. Princeton, 16th May ( W. E. D. S.). 



10. Princeton, 27th May ( W. E. B. S.). j 



Colaptes collaris, Vic/. 



Colaptes mexicanus (nee Sura'ns.), Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst. Woohvich, iv, 

 p. 337 (1865) ; Baird, Brewer 8^- Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 578, 

 part. (1874) ; Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 17, part. (1890). 



