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— at least, I have never seen a description of them. Breeds 

 in Mexico, north to the valley of the Lower Rio Grande in 

 Texas. 



Family XL. — ALCIDINID^. Kingfishers. 



Eggs, white with the surface polished, rather spherical, and 

 are placed in holes in banks of earth, excavated by the birds. 



390. Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon. Eggs, 4 to 6, 

 oval; 1.08 + L20 to 1.16 -|- 1.40. Breeds throughout North 

 America, south to Panama, Bahamas, and West Indies, includ- 

 ing Florida, in May. Nests placed in banks, often at some 

 distance from water. 



391. Texan Kingfisher, Ceryle cahanisi. Eggs, 4 to 6, 

 oval; .71 -j- .95 to .75 -\- 1.00. Breeds in the valley of the 

 Lower Rio Grande, Texas, and Lower Colorado River, and 

 Arizona, south to Ecuador and Western Peru, in April. 



ORDER XV.— PICI. WoodDeckers, Wrynecks, 



Etc. 



Eggs, white with the surface polished, elliptical, or oval, and, 

 in most cases, deposited in holes of trees. 



Family XLI. — PICIDiE. Woodpeckers. 



Eggs, polished, white, thus size alone distinguishes them. 

 They are, almost without exception, placed in holes of trees 

 drilled by the birds. 



392. Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis. 

 Eggs, 4 or 5, oblong oval ; .95 + 1.25 to 1.00 + 1.40. Breeds 

 in the Gulf States and Lower Mississippi Valley, where they 

 are now only locally distributed. Egg?, deposited in April. 



393. Hairy Woodpecker, DryobaU;' villosus. Eggs, 4 or 

 5, elliptical or oval ; .65 -\- .70 to .75 -f- .80. Breeds in the 

 middle portion of the Eastern United St.-ites, from the Atlan- 

 tic coast to the Great Plains, in May. 



