280 PICUS VILLOSUS, HAIRY WOODPECKEE. 



Ticus martini, Bp., Comp. List, ia38, 39.— Malh., Mon. Pic. 82, pi. 22, f. 1, 2. 

 Trichopicua marlinai, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod., Aten. Ital. 1854, 8. 

 Picas ruiricapillus, Nutt., Mac. i, 1840, 685, (= martinai). 



c' mincres. (Southern examples, 8 to 9 inches long.) 



Picas auduboni, Sw., F. B. A. ii, 1831, 306, figs. 5, 6, 7, on next page (Georgia). — Trud., 

 Jouru. Phila. Acad, vii, 1837, 404 (young, witli yellow on crown).— Auc, Orn. 

 Biog. V, 1839, 194, pi. 417; Syn. 1839, 181 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 2r)9, pi. 265.— Bp., 

 Comp. List, 1838, 39.— Gray, Gen. of B. ii, 43;").— Bp., Consp. i, Iti.'0, 138.— Eeicii., 

 Hand-bnch, 363, pi. 632, fig. 4203.— Malh., Mon. Pic. i, 87, pi. 22, f. 4. 



Tricliopicus auduboni, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod., Aten. Ital. 1854, 8. 



Picus villosus var. minor, Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 85. — Suxd., Consp. Av. Pic. 18o6, 16. 



Pirns villosus var. anduboni, B. B. & E., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 503. 



Picus villosus, Bry., Pr. Bost. See. 1859 (Bahamas).— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. ii, 1871, 302 

 (Florida). 



Picus cuvio-i, Malh., Mon. Pic. i, 85, pi. 22, f. 3 (young female). 



b. harrisii. (Wing-coverts scarcely or not spotted.) 

 a', majores. 



Picus Jiarrisii, AuD., Orn. Biog. v, 1839, 191, pi. 417 ; Syn. 1839, 178 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 

 242, pi. 261 (smolsy-bellied).— Gray, Gen. of B. ii, 435.— Nutt., Man. i, 1840, 

 627.— Gamb., Journ. Phila. Acad, i, 1847, 54.— Bp., Consp. i, 1850, 138.- Eeicii., 

 Hand-buch Sp. Orn. 364, pi. 633. figs. 4308, 4209.- Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 87.— Lord, 

 Pr. Arty. Inst, iv, 111.— Coop. & Suck., N. H. Wash. Ter. 1860, 159.— Stev., 

 U. S. Geol. Surv. Ter. 1870, 463.— Meer., ibid, 1872, 693.— Malh., Mon. Pic. i, 

 73, pi. 20, f. 1, 2, 3.— SUND., Consp. Av. Pic. 186;;, 17. 



Trichopieus liarrisii, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod., Aten. Ital. 1854, 8. 



Tricliopipo harrisii. Cab., "Mus. Berol." 



Dryobates harrisii. Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. iv, 68. 



b'. medii. 



Picus harrisii. Kenn., P. E. E. Eep. x, 1859, pt. iv, 21. — Eeeeji., ibid. pt. vi, 57. — Coues, 

 Pr. Phila. Acad. 1866, 52.— Coop., B. Cal. i, 1870, 375.— Aike>;, Pr. Bost. Soc. 

 1872, 206. 



Picus villosus var. harrisii, Allex, Bull. M. C. Z. lii, 1S72, 180. — CoUES, Key, 1872, 194. — 

 B. B. & E., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 507. 



Picvs hyloscojy-us, Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 185, K"o. 8604. 



Drijobaics hyloscopus. Cab. & Hedte, Mus. Hein. iv, 1863, 69. 



c'. minores. 



Picus jardinei, Malh., R. Z. 1845, 374; Mon. Pic. i, 103, pi. 25, f. 4, 5.— Geav, Gen. of B. 

 iii,App. p. 21; Hand-list, ii, 1870, 186,No. 8614.— Bp., Cousp. i, 1850, 137.-SCL., 

 P. Z. S. 1856, 308 ; 1857, 214 ; 1859, 367, 388 ; Cat. 1862, 334 (Xalapa).— SCL. & 

 Salv., Ibis, 1859, 136.— Cass., Pr. Phila. Acad. 1863, 200.— Sdxd., Cousp. Av. 

 Pic. 1866, 17. 



Phrenopicus jardinii, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod., Aten. Ital. 1854, 8. 



Trichopipo jardini. Cab. & Heine, " Mus. Berol." 



i)njobates jardinei. Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. iv, 18S3, 69. 



Picus harrisii, Cab., J. f. O. 1862, 175. 



'Picus incarnatus, LiCHT.," "ilus. Berol." (fide C^vB. = "inornatus," error, Bp.). 



Sab. — The entire wooded portions of North America — the typical form east of the 

 Rocky Mountains, reachicg the Pacilic, however, in Alaska. Var. han-is'i from the 

 Eocky Mountains to the Pacific. Each variety grading in size according to latitude. 

 ..(England). 



List of specimens (var. harrisii). 



19179 



250 



Deer Creek . 



$ Jan. 4, 1860 



F. V. Hayden. 



Lieutenant Tiarren's Expedition. — 4638, Sioux Eiver; 5226, Powder Eiver; 5227-28, / -'' y) 

 Fort Lookout. (Typical ri'ZiosHs). (f" -' 



Later Expeditions. — 60360, 60802-3, Wyoming; 62260, Idaho (var. harrisii). ''■}■') 



The very Interesting parallel relations subsisting between ditferent forms of this 

 species, as sketched in the foregoing synonymy, may be properly amplified. ^ =7 1- C 



We have first to note that typical villosus, of the Eastern Uiiitud States, exhibits a ,>i ^^ 

 profusion of white spots on the wings, usually in six or seven pairs on the primaries, 5 • ' " 

 with several pairs on all the secondaries, and one or more such spots on each of the ^~ / -i ' 

 wing-coverts. In the other extreme, typical harrisii, there are fewer pairs (five or n , 



Digitized by Microsoft® f^"^'. 



