424 THE GAIRDNER WOODPECKER. 
valleys of more heavily timbered section; intergrades with next form on eastern 
slopes of Cascades. 
Authorities.—Dawson, Auk, Vol. XIV. 1897, p. 174. J. E(H). 
Specimens.—U. of W. Prov. 
IN the nature of the case the line of demarcation cannot be clearly 
drawn between this species and the more abundant Gairdner’s. Specimens 
taken by Dr. J. C. Merrill, U. S. A., at Fort Sherman, Idaho, near our 
eastern boundary, were doubtfully referred to this subspecies, and really 
represent intergrades between homorus and gairdnerti. 1 have seen specimens 
in Spokane County which favored this form, in the whiteness of the under- 
parts, much more strongly than gairdneru. 
Moreover, Batchelder’s Woodpecker, if it be he, is not nearly so com- 
mon in the pine and larch districts of the extreme Northeast, as is the Rocky 
Mountain Hairy. In the course of a two-weeks’ trip along the Pend d’Oreille 
in May and June we encountered it only once. Bendire met with Downy 
Woodpeckers of some sort near Walla Walla, but found them cf rare occur- 
rence and confined to the willows of stream banks. 
No. 167. 
GAIRDNER’S WOODPECKER. 
A. O. U. No. 394a. Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii (Aud.). 
Description.—Similar to D. p. homorus, but white spotting of wing still 
further reduced, usually wanting on coverts; underparts smoky gray; under tail- 
coverts spotted or barred with black. Length of adult about as in D. p. medianus. 
Recognition Marks.—Sparrow size; black-and-white pattern of head; white 
back contrasting with black scapulars, etc.; much the commonest woodpecker ; 
wing scarcely spotted as compared with D. p. medianus; underparts smoky as 
compared with D. p. homorus. 
Nesting.—Nest: A hole, usually in deciduous tree, some 20 feet up. Eggs: 
4-6, glossy crystalline white; rounded ovate in shape. Av. size, .74 x .56 
(18.8 x 14.2). Season: c. May ist; one brood. 
General Range.—Pacific coast district from southern California north to 
British Columbia; extends somewhat beyond eastern slopes of mountain ranges 
southerly, shades into D. p. homorus along ridge of Cascades northerly. 
Range in Washington.—West-side, common resident, especially in lowland 
groves and about clearings; occupies eastern slopes of Cascades southerly. 
Authorities.—Picus gairdneri, Audubon, Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 317. T. C&S. 
Rh. Kb: Ra. D2. Ss?. Kk. B. E. 
Specimens.—U. of W. Prov. B. E. 
