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Melanerpes melanopogon (Temm.). 



Melanerpes formicivorus, var. formicivorus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. 



N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 566 (1874). 

 Melanerpes melanopogon, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 151 (1890) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 209 (1900). 

 Melanerpes formicivorus, Salv. fy Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. 



p. 412 (1895). 

 Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi, Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. 



p. 112 (1895). 



Eggs of the California!! Woodpecker measure from '91 to 1 in 

 length, and from '7 to '8 in breadth. 



2. [California.] Crowley Bequest 



5. Los Angeles, California, 16th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Melanerpes cruentatus (Bodd.). ' 



Melanerpes cruentatus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 155 (1890) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 165 (1899) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. 

 Paulista, iv. p. 258 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 210 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Small South-American Black Woodpecker 

 measure respectively : '78 by '62 ; -8 by '62. 



2. Peru (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Melanerpes cactorum (Lafr. tyd'Orb.). 



Picus cactorum, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 19 (1889). 

 Melanerpes cactorum, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 162 (1890) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 210 (1900). 



Two eggs of the Cactus Woodpecker measure respectively : '9 by 

 68 ; -85 by -64. 



2. Argentine Republic. Crowley Bequest. 



Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.'). 



Centurus carolinus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 554 



(1874). 

 Melanerpes carolinus, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 170 (1890) ; 



Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 121 (1895); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. ii. p. 211 (1900). 



Eggs of the Red-bellied Woodpecker measure from -98 to 1*1 in 

 length, and from '75 to '8 in breadth. 



1. N. America, loth April. Crowley Bequest. 



5. N. America (Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Iowa. Crowley Bequest. 



Melanerpes dubius (Cabot). 



Melanerpes dubius, Hargitt, Cat. Birds B. M. xviii. p. 172 (1890) ; Salv. 

 Sf Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 422(1895); Nehrk. Kat. 

 Eiersamml. p. 166 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l ii. p. 211 (1900). 



