152 nciD^. 



Dendrocopus lucasanus (Xantus). 



Picus scalaris, var. lucasanus, Baird, Brewer ^- Ridqio. N. Amer, Birds, 



ii. p. 519 (1874). 

 Dendrocopus lucasanus, Harqitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 250 (1890) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 215 (1900). 

 Drjobates scalaris lucasanus, Bendire, Life-Hist. N, Amer. Birds, ii. 

 ' p. 65 (1895). 



Four eggs of the St. Lucas Woodpecker in the Collection measure 

 respectively : -82 by -62 ; -9 by -65 ; -81 by -62 ; -86 by -62. 



4. California, 3rd April {Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Dendrocopus minor (Linn.). 



Picus minor, Thien. FortjT^anz. ges. Voq. p. 97, tab. xiii. fig. 12, a, b 

 (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 11. fig. 6 (1855-63); 

 Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 241, pi. Ixi. fig. iv (1856) ; 

 Dresser, JBirds Eur. v. p. 53 (1872) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 359, 

 pi. 18 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 171, pi. 48. fig. 8 (1896). 



Dendrocopus minor, Harqitt, Cat. Birds B. M, xviii. p. 252 (1890); 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p.' 215 (1900). 



The eggs of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker are highly glossy. 

 They measure from "64 to '9 in length, and from '53 to '65 in 

 breadth. 



5. Caen Wood, Hampstead (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 4. Cookham, Berkshire ( W. Briggs). Gould Coll. 



2. New Forest {F. Bond). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. New Forest {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



6. New Forest (jr. !Ffl?-m2). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Uleaborg, Finland. Crowley Bequest. 



6. Stolp, Pomerania, 17th May Seebohm Coll. 

 {T. Holland). 



5, Germany. Crowley Bequest. 

 5. Cilli, Styria, 24th May (E. Seidell- Crowley Bequest. 



saeher), 



Dendrocopus pipra (Pall.). 



Dendrocopus pipra, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 255 (1890) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 215 (1900). 

 Picus minor kamtschatkensis, Tacz. Faunc Orn, Siber. Orient, p. 706 



(1893). 



The eggs of Pallas's Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the Collection 

 measure respectively : -73 by -6 ; -73 by '61 ; -76 by -6 ; 'Tl by "6. 



4. Altai Mts., C. Asia, 17th May {Field Crowley Bequest. 

 Coll.). 



Dendrocopus lignarius (Molina). 



Dendrocopus lignarius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 257 (1890) ; 

 James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 5 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 167 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 215 (1900). 



