I'lClD^ — THK WOUDl'ECKKUS. 5()J 



(Vnr. jardini similar, I)ut mucli smsiUcr, 7.00, and lower parts 

 smoky-lirowii.) Hah. Middle and western North America, 

 mill soulii to Costa lliea vnr. hurriti. 



2. P. pube»oen«. Outer tail-feather white, with transverse blaek 

 bands ; length about O.'J'j. 



All the ((nills, with middle ami proator winft-eoverts, with 

 larjje white .<|i()ts. Ilah, Eastern Xortii America . var. /» uhence ns. 



Innermost (|nills ami some of the eoverts enti-ely blaek ; 

 remainini,' while spots reduced in si/e. Jfith, Westein North 



America var. (jdirdneri. 



DYOTIOPICUS, 15ox. Whole back banded transversely with !)lack 

 and white. IJcneath white, with black spots on sides. Ma.xiUary 

 and auricular blaek strijies conlluont at their posterior ends, the latter 

 not running into the nape. In the nmles at least half of top of head 

 red. Length, about O.'jO. 



3. P. BoalariB. Anterior portion of the l)nck banded with white; 

 lores and nasal tnft,s smoky brown. Black striiies on sides of the 

 head very nmeh narrower than the white ones, and not eoimcctcd 

 with the blaek of the shoulders. Mule with the whole crown rod. 



Outer Web of lateral tail-feathers barred with black to the 

 base. White bands on back exceeding the black ones in width ; 

 red of the crown very continuous, on the forehead predomi- 

 nating over the Ijlack and white. (Sometimes the blac'k at 

 base of inner web of lateral tail-feather divided liy white 

 bars.) Iluh. Southern and Eastern Mexico, and Ilio Grande 



region of United States var. ncalaris. 



Outer web of lateral tail-feather barreil with lilack only 

 toward end. Red of crown much broken anteriorly, and in 

 less amount than the blaek and white mi.\ed with it. White 

 bands of the back not wider, generally much narrower than 

 the black ones. 



Bill, .90 ; tarsus, .70. Red of crown extending almost to 

 the bill. Ilab. Western Mexico, up to Western Arizona. 



var. gratj soni. 

 Bill, 1.10 ; tarsus, .7"). Red of erown disappearing aliout 

 on a line above the eye. Hah. Cape St. Lucas. 



var. lucasa n us. 

 i. P. nuttalli. Anterior portion of back not banded with white ; lores 

 and na.sal tufts white. Black stripes on side of the head very much 

 broader than the white ones, and connected by a narrow strip with the 

 black of the shoulders, ^fale with oidy the nape and occiput red. 

 Hab. California (only). 

 b. One white stripe, only, on side of head, and this occupying whole 

 auricular region. Tail-feathers narrowed at ends, the points of the middle 

 ones much elongated. First quill longer than sixth. Bill very small, much 

 shorter than bead. 



PHRENOPICnS, BoNAP. Baek and wings transversely banded with 

 black and white, and sides spotted with black, as in Dijctiopicns. 



i"). P. borealia. Red of male restricted to a concealed narrow 

 line on each side of the occiput, at the junction of the white and 

 black. Maxillary black stripe very bread and conspicuous, running 

 back to the series of blaek spots on sides of breast. Three outer 



