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higher slopes of La Hotte July 3, 1917, Danforth shot one at Fonds- 

 des-Negres July 23, 1927 in a coffee plantation, and Bond one on 

 Morne Tranchant January 6, 1928. Bond found this species in 

 1928 on La Selle, Morne Tranchant (specimen), Morne Basile in 

 the Montagnes Noires, and the Massif du Nord. 



A male collected by Wetmore on La Selle April 12 had the maxilla 

 and distal half of the mandible black, rest of bill light dull red, iris 

 ivory white, tarsus and toes pinkish brown, and claws black. One 

 from Constanza May 27 (preserved in alcohol and sex not taken) 

 had the base of the mandible deep reddish orange, rest of bill black- 

 ish, iris pale grayish white, tarsus and toes dusky brown. 



The Dominicans call this species barrancoli from its habit of nest- 

 ing in cut banks, while at Constanza it was also known as pichui 

 probably from its note. The Haitians on La Selle called it chicorette 

 in evident imitation of one of its calls. 



Like the other tody this species is brillant green above with a 

 bright red throat, and pinkish red sides. It is distinctly lighter 

 below with the yellow wash confined to the undertail coverts and 

 extreme lower abdomen so that it often appears clear white with a 

 wash of grayish across the breast. In any case it may be told by its 

 note, or in the hand by the distinctly narrower, black-tipped bill, 

 which measures at the nostrils from 4 to 5 mm. in width. 



Order PICIFORMES 

 Suborder Pici 



Family PICIDAE 15 

 Subfamily Picinae 



CHRYSEEPES STKIATUS (P. L. S. Miiller) 

 HISPANIOIAN WOODPECKER, CARPIISTERO, CHARPENTIER, PIVERT 



Picas striatus Muixer, Vollst. Naturs. Suppl. Reg.-Band, 1776, p. 91 

 (Hispaniola). 



Carpintero, Oviedo, Hist. Gen. Nat. Iudias, Libr. 14, Cap. 2 ; Reprint, Madrid, 

 1851, p. 442 (habits). 



Charpentier, Charlevoix, Hist. Isle Espagnole, vol. 1, 1733, p. 40 (listed). — 

 Oexmelin, Hist. Avent. Flibustiers, vol. 1, 1775, p. 356 (nest). — Saint-Meky, 



16 Picus rubidicollis Vieillot, Hist. Nat. Ois. Am6r. Sept., vol. 2, 1807, p. 63, recorded 

 from " Porto-Ricco et St. Saint-Domingue," and Picus portoriccnsis, Hartlaub, Isis, 1847, 

 p. 609, listed from Hispaniola, refer to the Porto Rican woodpecker (Melancrpes porto- 

 riccnsis), and are listed erroneously from Hispaniola as this species is confined to Porto 

 Rico and the adjacent island of Vieques. 



Picus Dominicensis minor Brisson, Ornith., vol. 4, 1760, pp. 75-77, pi. 4, fig. 2, said 

 to have been sent from " S. Domingue " to Abt>6 Aubry seems to be a Piculus and can 

 hardly have come from Hispaniola. 



