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lineatus from northeastern Mexico because of the lack of any- 

 other character in addition to that of size; the mensural character 

 along however is sufficiently great to be of subspeciflc value. 

 I believe that Reichenbach's name as cited must apply to this 

 large northern race. There is no trouble in reconciling most of 

 his measurements in inches and lines with the dimension in 

 millimeters given here. I have omitted his detailed bill measure- 

 ments because of the uncertainty of how they were taken; his 

 tail measurements also can only be approximated. His wing 

 f 7" 4" ' ^f i n pi ec [ d u Roi) corresponds to 183 mm. (191.5 

 mm. if in Rhineland foot), the tarsus, 1" 2" ' ', about the maxi- 

 mum for Tamaulipas birds, I measure 1" 1" ' to 1" l%" ' ', 

 the measurements for the toes and claws being duplicated in 

 Tamaulipas birds. Campephilus leucorhamphus Reichenbach 

 is a synonym of Picus similis Lesson as will be shown under the 

 next subspecies. 



Ceophloeus lineatus similis (Lesson). 



Picus similis Lesson, Compl. Oeuvr. Buffon, 20, 1847, p. 204 

 (San Carlos, Republic of Central America = Salvador) . 



Subspeciflc characters. — Similar in color to C. I. leucopterylus; 

 when seen in series perhaps a little less buffy below and less 

 distinctly barred. Size smaller. 17 males, wing 167-180 

 (174.5) mm.; bill 35-41 (38.7) mm. 12 females, wing 170-179 

 (173.4) mm.; bill 34-39 (37.1) mm. 



Specimens examined. — Mexico: Vera Cruz: Antigua, 1 female; 

 Oaxaca: Chivela, 2 males, Lagunas, 1 female; Tapanatepec, 1 

 male, Sta. Efigenia, 1 male; Yucatan: Chichen Itza, 1 male, 

 1 female; San Felipe, 1 female; Quintana Roo: Camp Mengel, 1 

 female. British Honduras: Belize, 1 female. Guatemala: Motagua 

 River, 1 male; Progreso, 1 male, 1 female; Secanquim, 1 female; 

 Finca Cipres, 1 male; Finca Carolina, 1 male; Hacienda Cali- 

 fornia, 1 male. Honduras: Lancetilla, 1 male; Le Ceiba, 1 male; 

 Yaruca, 1 male, 1 female; boundary between Honduras and 

 Nicaragua 180 miles from the Pacific Coast, 2 males. Costa 

 Rica: Tenorio, 1 female; Bolson, 2 males, Barranca Punta 

 Arenas, 1 female. 



Range. — Southeastern Mexico in the lowlands at least from 

 Central Vera Cruz and southeastern Oaxaca south through Cen- 

 tral America to northwestern Costa Rica. 



