49^ Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. XIII. 



Sphyropicus nuchalis Hargitt, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XVIII, 1890, p. 569. 



Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VI, 1914, 

 p. 279. 



Range: Western North America, breeding from central British 

 Columbia to Arizona, central New Mexico and western Texas and from 

 northeastern California and eastern Oregon, east to Montana, Wyoming 

 and western Kansas; in winter to Mexico, Lower California and Guate- 

 mala; casual during migrations to the Coast region of Washington and 

 California. 



t32: Colorado (Bartholdi Pass i, Gore Range i, WilHams Range, 

 Routte Co., 4); Montana (Colombia Falls 5, Lode Co. i); Texas (Gid- 

 dings I, Ft. Davis i); Arizona (Phoenix 2); Mexico (Chihuahua 16). 



*Sphyrapicus ruber ruber {Gmelin). Northern Red-breasted Sap- 

 sucker. 



Picus ruber Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, pt. i, 1788, p. 429 (" Cayenne " = Nootka 

 Sound, British Columbia)'. 



Picus ruber notkensis Suckow, Anfangaser. Naturg. Th., II, I, 1800, p. 535 

 (Nootka Sound, British Columbia, based on "Code's last Voy., II, 297"). 



Sphyropicus ruber Hargitt, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XVIII, 1890, p. 194, part 

 (Vancouver I., British Columbia, etc.). 



Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VI, 1914, 

 p. 284. 



Sphyrapicus varius ruber Swarth, Univ. Calif. Pub., Zool., X, 1912, p. 34, 

 crit. (nomencl.). 



Range : Northwest coast of North America, breeding from southern 

 Alaska, western British Coliunbia and Vancouver, and western Wash- 

 ington to western Oregon; casually or irregtdarly southward in winter 

 in California to Monterey. 



2: Oregon (Salem i, Logan i). 



*Sph3rrapicus ruber daggetti (Grinnell). California Red-breasted 



Woodpecker. 

 Sphyrapicus varius daggetti Grinnell, Condor, III, 1901, p. 12 (Pasadena, 



Los Angeles Co., California). 

 Sphyrapicus ruber Hargitt, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., XVIII, 1890, p. 194, part 



(California). 

 Sphyrapicus ruber ruber Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VI, 1914, 



p. 282. 



Range: California, from the northern part of the state to mountains 



• In my opinion Mr. Swarth's arguments (/. c, 1912, p. 34) in favor of con- 

 sidering Gmelin's ruber to represent the northern form, seems to be sound and should 

 be accepted. For information concerning the case, see Grinnell, Condor, III, 1901, 

 p. 12; Osgood, N. Am. Fauna, No. 21, 1901, p. 45; Richmond, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XV, 1902, p. 89; Swarth, Univ. Calif. Pub., Zool., X, 1912, p. 34 and Ridgway, Bull. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, VI, 1914, p. 286, footnote. 



