BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 65 



Near Soda Springs, Blue Mountains. Bendire. I 

 have seen what I take to be this species on two occa- 

 sions. (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., March 21, 1877.) 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Rare resident. 



72. Picoides americanus dorsalis Baird. ALPINE THREE- 



TOED WOODPECKER. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Summer resident; 

 not common. 



Alaska. Fort Yukon. Lucien M. Turner. Numer- 

 ous. 



Southern Alaska. E. W. Nelson. 



73. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis Baird. RED-NAPED 



SAPSUCKER. 



January 23, 1884, a male specimen taken 35 miles 

 east of San Diego, on the west slope of the mountains; 

 others probably seen. L. B. 



San Bernardino Mountains. F. Stephens. Rare 

 winter visitant. 



Henshaw. This middle region form extends across 

 from the Rocky Mountains, and occurs in summer along 

 the eastern slope. Mr. Ridgway alludes to the fact that 

 in the region between the Rocky Mountains and the Cas- 

 cade Range specimens of this form give evidence, by the 

 admixture of red in the black auricular stripe, the black 

 pectoral collar, and in the white area surrounding it, of 

 the change soon to result in the variety ruber however, 

 two males taken in the Warner Mountains, northern 

 California, are not distinguishable from Rocky Mount- 

 ain specimens. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common resident. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Moderately common in the 

 Blue Mountains where it breeds; not a winter resident. 

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