PICIU^E -THE WOODPECKEUS. 515 



Pious soalaris, Waolkk. 



LAODEB-BAOKED WOODPECKEB. 



Picas scalnri.i, Waoi.kii, Isis, IS-Ji), V, nil (Mcxiin). IIcinap. fonsi). IS^O, liiS. Sci , 

 r. Z. H. !«:.»), !1U7. — Si-mi. Coiisli. IS. — It.Mltl), liiiils N. Am. Ih'iN, '.tt, pi. xli, I'. 1. 

 — 111. Uv[<. Mi'X. liouiiil. II, 4, pi. iii. --Sir,. Cat. 1802, aay. — (.'.«.•*. I'. A, N. S. 

 180:1, 1115. —<ill.vv, Cat. ISliS, ■!«. — HkkiiM. X, i; p. 18. - ('dol'r.li, Orii. Cul. I, 

 1870,371). /'ieiis[/)ijvtivj>icus)sc(iliiri.i, ItoN. Coiisp. ZyK'"l- Atcli. Ital. 1}<.')1, 8. Jh/r- 

 tiujil/x) Hcii/itrin, Cau. k IIkin. Mus. 74. Picas tiriiei/i'<, l,i-.ss. l!i'V. Zdiil. Lsiiii, iio 

 (iMixicd). Piiiin parvun, CAimr, Ilo-stoii Joiii'. N. II. V, 184,'i, IHI (.Sl.sal, Yinatnii). 

 Pii-iiH i)i-i-.(ihii; CAK.SIN, I'r. A. N'. S. 18ti3, I'.itl (Oiizalia). Picu^ bu<julus, Cas.sin, I'l-. 

 A. X. S. l»(ia, liMi ; Joiir. A. N'. S. V, 1803, 4(i(i, pi. Hi, f. 1 (Mox.). Piciis hiinli 

 (.S.I.. UH^.), iMai.iii-.I!Iii:, Mon. I'lc;. I, 118, t. xxvil, f. 7, 8. — Srr,. Cat. Ml), (?) 1'. '/.. S. 

 04, 177 (lity of Mcx.). -Cau. k Hkin. Mus. Ildii. IV, 2, 70. — Cassin, I'r. A. X. S. 

 180;l, I'.Ki. — Ciili;s, I'r. A. X. S. 1800, 52 (perhaps var. iji-aj/soni). ~ L)iiks,skii, llii^t, 

 1805, 408. Jldlj. Texas ami Xmv Mfxicu, to Ari/onu ; wmtli tliroiiyli Ea.stcrii iMcxini 

 to Yucatan. I'ii-iis .wii/m-is, var. ijraijsoiii, DAlltU, ilSS. llub. Wfsti'ru Arizona ; 

 Wi'stern Mexico and Tres Muriiia. 



Sp. Char. Hack IjniulL'd traii-svorscly with black uiid white from nnpo to rump (not 

 uppur tail-f()V(Mt.s). Quills ami ('ovurt.s with .spots of wliitu; Ibrniiiig bands on the 

 Bt'condarios. Two whito stripus on sides of head. Top of head i'i.'il, .spottud witii white. 

 Nasal tuHs brown. Beiiuatli browiiish-wliitu, with black .spots on sides, lieooining bands 

 behind. Outer tail-leatluM-s more or lu.ss banded. Length, about 0.50; wing, 3.50 to 

 4.50 ; tail, about 2.50. 



Hah. Guatemala, Mexiifo, and adjacent southern parts of United Slates. Localities: 

 Xalapa (.Sol. 1'. Z. S. 18.50, ;i(!7) ; Cordova (Sei,. 1850, 357); Onatenuda (.Sci.. Ibis, I, 

 130); Orizalia (Scl. Cat. 333); S. E. Texas (Uhkssku, Ibis, 18(i5, 408, breedsj ; \V. 

 Arizona (Couks, P. A. N. S. 1800, 52); Yucatan (Lawii. Aim. N. Y. Lye. IX, 20.j). 



In the above tliiigno.sis we liave endcavoretl to express the average of 

 cliavacters belonoiiig to a WooiliH'cker to whidi many names, based on 

 trilling geographical variations, have been assigned, but wliich legit innitcly 

 Ciin be only considered as one species. This is among tlie smtiUest of tin; 

 Nortli American Woodpeckers, and in all its variations the wings are long, 

 reaching as I'ar as the short feathers of the tail. The upper parts genendly 

 are black, on the back, rump, and exposed feathers of the wings banded 

 transversely with white, tlie l)lack bands rather tlie luirrower ; tlie quills and 

 larger coverts spotted with the same on both webs, becoming bauds on the 

 innermost secondaries. The upper tail-coverts and two inner tail-featliers 

 on either side are black. The white bands of the back extend all the way 

 up to the neck, without any interscapular interruption. The under parts 

 are of a pale smoky brownish-white, almost witli a lilac tinge ; on the sides 

 of the breast and belly are a few scattered small but elongated spots. The 

 posterior parts of the sides under the wing and the under ttiil-coverts are 

 obscurely l)anded transversely witli black. Tlie top of the head, extending 

 from a narrow sooty frontlet at the base of the bill to a short, broad nuchal 

 crest, is crimson in the male, each feather with a white spot In tween the 



