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of the late Dr. Berlandier of ^latanioras, in tlie province of Taniaulipas, 

 Mexico. 



Dr. Cooper states that tliis Woodpecker is abundant in the Colorado Val- 

 ley, and that they are sometimes seen on the hushes covering tlu; neiji;hljor- 

 in<^' mountains. In liabits he regards them tlie exact couuterjiart of 7'. nul- 

 tn/li, to \ hich they are allied. 



Mr. Dresser found them resident and very common througliout all Texas 

 and Xortlieastern Mexico. It breeds abundantly about San Antonio, boring 

 into any tree it finds most suitable for its purposes. 



Di\ Cones regards Fort Wliijiple as aliout the nortliern limit f)f this species 

 in Arizona. It is not very common, is only a summer resident, and breeds 

 sparingly there. Fartlier south, tln'oughout tlie Territory, and in the Col- 

 orado Valley, he found it abundant. It does not cross the Colorado De.sert 

 into California, and is there replaced by P. nuttalli. It extends south into 

 Central America. A bird shot by Dr. Coucs, June 5, appeared to be incu- 

 bating ; young birds were taken just fledged July 10. The nest was in the 

 top of a live-oak tree. Mallierbe, who speaks of this Woodpecker as ex- 

 clusively Mexican, states that he has been informed that it is abundant in 

 that country, where it may be seen at all times, climl)ing over the trunks 

 and branches of trees. It is said to be very familiar and unwary, living com- 

 monly in gardens and orchards through the greater part of the year, and 

 many of them nesting there, though in regard to their manner of nesting he 

 has no information. 



The egg of this Woodpecker in shape is most similar to the P. villosus, 

 I)eing of an oblong-oval. It is larger than the puhcsccns, and not of so clear 

 a white color. It measures exactly one inch in length by .75 of an inch in 

 breadth. 



Ficus scalaris, var. lucasanus, Xantus. 



THE CAFE WOODPECKEB. 



Picits hicanaitn,-!, Xantto, Pr. A. N. S. 1859, 2i)8, 302. — M.u.iiKiinK, Mon. Piculfe, I, 

 100. —Cassis, Pr. A. N. S. 18C3, 19.5. — Cooi'iut, Oni. Cal. I, 1870, 381. 



Sp. Ciiau. Geneial apiiearanco that of Picus nuttalli and sailaris. Bill stout, a.s Ion;; 

 as or lonijcr than tlio liead. Aliovo black, lianclod tran.sver.scly with wliito on tho bai;k 

 and scapulars to the nape, tho white narrower band, the rump and inner tail-feathers en- 

 tirely blaek ; quills with a row of white spots on eaeli web ; the outer si;".are, the inner 

 rounded, these spots on the terlials becoming transversely qundrantjular. Beneath lirown- 

 i.sli-white, with rounded black spots on the sides of the breast, passinar behind on the (lanks 

 and under tail-coverts into transverst! bars. Oreater inner win}j-eoverts transversely 

 barred. Outer two tail-feathers white, with one, sometimes two terminal bars, next to 

 which are one or two bars on the inner web only ; third feather b! ick, tho outer web 

 mostly white, with traces of a terminal blaek bar; sometimes then? is a greater pre- 

 dominance of blaok on the inner web. Two white stripes on side of head, one starting 

 above, the other below the eye, with a tendency to meet behind and form a whitish 



