120 SCANSORES. 



vi. COLAPTINM. 



1. COLAPTES. 



Colaptes, Sw. Zool. Journ. (1827) iii. p. 353. 

 Geopicos, Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz (1849), p. 358. 

 Cucupicus, Less. Man. tfOrn. ii. p. 116 (1828). 

 Pituipicus, Bp. Ann. des Sci. (1854) p. 129. 

 Hypoxanthus, Bp. Ann. des Sci. (1854) p. 129. 

 Geocolaptes, JBurch. (1831) Trav. S. Afr. p. 

 Geopicos (div. 2), Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz (1849), p. 359. 

 Agripicus, Malh. 



a. COLAPTES. 



1. COLAPTES AUBATUS. The Golden-winged Woodpecker. 

 Picus auratus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 174 (xiii. edit.). 

 Cuculus auratus, Linn. S. N. (x. edit.). 

 Cucupicus auratus, Less. Man. tfOrn. ii. p. 116. 

 Colaptes auratus, Sw. fy Rich. Faun. Bor.-Amer. ii. p. 314. 

 Geopicos auratus, Malh. N. Class. Mem. Acad. Metz (1849), 



p. 359. 



Geopicus auratus, Malh. Monogr. des Pic. ii. p. 256, t. 109. 

 f. 5, 6. 



a. Arctic America. Presented by J. Rae, Esq. 

 6, c. North America. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



d. Arctic Land Expedition. Presented by Capt. Sir G. 



Back, R.N. 



e. North America. 



2. COLAPTES AYBESII. Ayres's Woodpecker. 

 Colaptes Ayresii, Audub. B. of Amer. pi. 494. 

 Picus Ayresi, Dekay, N. H. of New York, p. 194. 

 Centurus Ayresii, Reichb. Handb. Spec. Orn. p. 413. 

 Geopicus Ayresii, Malh. Monogr. des Pic. ii. p. 260. 

 Colaptes hybridus, Baird. 



Picus hybridus, aurato-mexicanus, Sundev. Consp. Pic. p. 72. 

 a. British Columbia. Presented by the Secretary of State 

 for the Colonies. 



3. COLAPTES CHBYSOIDES. The Californian Golden-winged 

 Woodpecker. 



Geopicus chrysoides, Malh. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. (1852) p. 553 ; 



id. Monogr. des Pic. ii. p. 261, t. 109. f . 4, $ . 

 Colaptes chrysoides, Bp. Ateneo Ital, (1854) p. 



