APPENDIX 119 



The larger, whiter form seen in New England and the 

 Northern States. 

 d. D. p. nelsoni, Nelson's Downy Woodpecker. 



Whiter, larger, with fewer black bars on outer tail 



feathers. 

 Alaska and region north of 55. 



4. DRYOBATES BOREALIS, Red-cockaded Woodpecker. 



Upper parts black barred with white, under parts dingy white ; 

 sides streaked and spotted with black; wings spotted with 

 white ; outer tail feathers barred ; nasal tufts and large ear 

 patch white ; stripe of black down side of neck. $ with 

 a tiny tuft of scarlet feathers on each side of head. 7.5- 

 8.5 inches. 



Pine woods of southeastern United States, from Tennes- 

 see southwest to eastern Texas and the Indian Terri- 

 tory; casual north to Pennsylvania. 



5. DRYOBATES SCALARIS BAIRDI, Texan Woodpecker, Ladder- 



backed Woodpecker. 



Upper parts barred with black and white on back, wings, 

 and outer tail feathers; sides of head striped; forehead, 

 nasal feathers, and under parts smoky gray, brownest on 

 belly; crown speckled with white or red $ with nape crim- 

 son. 7 7.5 inches. 



Southern border of United States, Texas to California, 

 north to southwestern Utah and southern Nevada; gen- 

 erally resident. 

 a. D. s. lucasanus, St. Lucas Woodpecker. Larger. 



Lower California, north to 34 in Colorado desert. 

 These are both subspecies of a Mexican species not occur- 

 ring within our limits. 



6. DRYOBATES NUTTALLH, NuttalVs Woodpecker. 



Upper parts barred with black and white ; under parts and 

 outer tail feathers white or dingy white; nasal tufts white; 

 forehead and crown black sprinkled with white. $ with red 

 on occiput and nape. 7-7.5 inches. 



