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dwarfed outermost one) except a small basal spot, with most of the 

 third, and terminal portion of the fourth, and the entire lower surface 

 of body, somewhat rufescent smoky brown; superciliary stripe, broad 

 dorsal stripe, spots on both webs of remiges (except outer webs of 

 tertials and innermost secondaries), brownish white. 



Measurements.- — Male: 1 Wing, 106-109.5 (average, 108.1) mm.; 

 tail, 60-63 (61.6); exposed culmen, 24.5-26 (25.1); tarsus, 18.5-19.5 

 (19.1); middle toe, 12-14 (13.1). 



Female: 2 Wing, 101-108.5 (105.3); tail, 55.5-64 (59.8); exposed 

 culmen, 21.5-24 (22.9); tarsus, 18-19 (18.7); middle toe, 13-13.5 

 (13.3). 



Type-locality. — San Rafael del Norte, Nicaragua. 



Geographical distribution. — Upper TrOpical Zone in' the mountains 

 of central northern Nicaragua. 



As at present known, this new race has a very limited range in 

 northern Nicaragua, but it probably extends over much, if not all, 

 of the mountain region of this country, and for at least a consider- 

 able distance into the mountains of western Honduras. The record 

 of Picus jardinii from Siquatepeque, Honduras, southeast of Lake 

 Yojoa, 3 may belong to either Dryobates villosus sanctorum or Dryo- 

 bates villosus fumeus. 



Of this form, twelve examples have been available, representing the 

 localities below: 



Nicaragua. — San Rafael del Norte; Ocotal; Jinotega. 



DRYOBATES VILLOSUS EXTIMUS (Bangs). 



Dendrocopus villosus extimus Bangs, Proc. New Engl. Zool. Club, vol. 3, 1902, 

 Jan. 30, 1902, p. 33. 



Chars, subsp.- — Resembling Dryobates villosus fumeus, but much 

 smaller, and lower parts darker. 



Measurements. — Male: 4 Wing, 97.5-106.5 (average, 102.8) mm.; 

 tail, 54.5-63 (58.6); exposed culmen, 22-26.5 (24.9); tarsus, 19-21 

 (19.8); middle toe, 12-15 (13.8). 



Female: 5 Wing, 98-105 (102.1); tail, 49-64 (58.4); exposed cul- 

 men, 20-23.5 (21.9); tarsus, 18-19.5 (18.7); middle toe, 12-14 (13.1). 



Type-locality. — Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama. 



Geographical distribution. — Upper Tropical Zone in the mountains 

 of Costa Rica and western Panama: east to Chiriqui, western Pan- 

 ama; and northwest to the Volcan de Irazu, central Costa Rica. 



There is great individual variation in the shade of the lower surface 

 in this race, from a very deep smoky brown to a color almost whitish; 



1 Seven specimens, from Nicaragua. 



2 Five specimens, from the same country. 



3 Taylor, Ibis, 1860, p. 119. 



4 Nineteen specimens, from Panama and Costa Rica. 

 s Eighteen specimens, from the same countries. 



