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Melanerpes portoricensis (Daud.). 



Picus fortoricensis Daud. Ann. du Mus. II, p. 3S3, pi. 51 (1S03). — Bryant, 



Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. X, p. 256 (1S66). — Sundev. Oefv. K. 



Vet. Akad. Fdr. 1869, p. 599. 

 Pints rubidicollis Vieill. Ois. Am. Sept. II, p. 63, pi. 117 (1S07). — Temm. 



Cat. Sy.st. p. 210 (1807). 

 Melanerpes rubidicollis Gray, Gen Bds. II, p. -144 (1S44-49). — ^P- Consp. 



I, p. 115 (1850). 

 Melanerpes fortoricensis A. & E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, P- 377- — Cassin, 



Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. i860, p. 377. — ScL. Cat. Am. Birds, p. 



34: (1862). — Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 170. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 



Neotr. p. 100 (1873). — GuNDL. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 



227 (1878).— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 20 (1865). 

 Melafnpictis portoricensis 'M.AL.u. Men. Pic. II, p. 205 (1862). 

 Asyndestnus portoricensis Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 201 (1870). 



Sp. Char. Male; — Entire upper surface black with greenish reflections; 

 forehead dull white, reacliing and nearly encircling" tlie eye; tliroat, 

 breast, and underparts dull crimson red, mixed with brownisli on 

 the sides of the body; a spot of white near the carpus ; rump white; 

 wings and tail brownish black. 



Length, 7.50; wing, 5 ; tail, 3; tarsus, .90; bill, i. 

 Habitat. Porto Rico and St. Thomas. 



Melanerpes rherminieri (Less.). 



Picas hermanieri 1^KS?>. Traite Orn. p, 22S (1831). 



Melampicus hermanieri Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz, 1S4S-49, p. 365. 



Linncp.ipicHS kcrniinicri Malh. N. Class. Pic. p. 53 (1850). — Bp. Consp. 



Vol. Zygodact. sp. 255 (1854). 

 Melanerpes hermanieri Bp. Consp. I, p. 515 (1850). — Reich. Handb. p. 



381 (1853)- 

 Linneopicus hermanieri Gk\y, Cat. Gen. Bds. p. 93 (1855). 

 Melanerpes Fhcrntinieri ^ci.. Si, Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 100 (1S73). 



— Lawr. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. I, p. 459 (187S).— Cory, List Bds. 



W. I. p. 20 (18S5). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage black, showing a steel blue gloss on 

 the back when held in the light; feathers on the breast tinged with 

 dull red; a faint reddish tinge is perceptible on the forehead. 



Female: — Similar to the male, perhaps smaller, and lacks the 

 tinge of red on the forehead, although the reddish tinge on the 

 forehead of the male is possibly not constant. 



Length (skin), 10; wing, 5.50: tail, 4; tarsus, i ; bill, 1.25. 

 Habitat. Guadeloupe. 



