286 SPHYEAPICUS VARIUS, YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 



147, pi. 9, f. 2.— Bp., Am. Orn. i, pi. 8, f. 2 ; Syn. 1828, 45 ; List, 1838, 39 ; Cotisp. i, 

 1850, 138.— Wagl., Syst. Av. 1827,No. 16 ;'lsis, IdJO, .^,09.— Nutt., Mau. i, lSi:2. 

 574.— Less., Tr. Oro. i, 1831,228.— AuD., Orn. Biog. ii. 1834,519; v, l.-j3'.), 537 ; 

 pi. 190 ; Svu. 1839, 182 ; B. Am. i v, 1842, 263, pi. 267.- Gray, Geu. of B. ii, 435.— 

 Eeich., Hanrlbuch Sp.'Oru. 376, pi. 039, f. 4258,4259; J. f. 0. 1856, 102.— 

 M.AXIM., J. f. O. vi, 1858, 416.— SCL., P. Z. S. 18.56, 308; 1858,305; 18.59,367, 

 38S. — Re;xh., Ibis, iii, 1861, 8 (Greenland ; two instances). — Sund., Consp. Av. 

 Pic. 1866, 33. 



Picns (Dendrocoims) varius, Sw. & Rich., F. B. A. ii, 1831. 309. 



Fihimnii^ varius, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod. Ateneo. Ital. 1854,8. 



SphympiCHs varius, Bd , B. N. A. 1858, 103. — MAl.H.,Mon. Pic. i, 1.57, pi. 37, iigs. 2,4.— 

 CoUES, Key, 1872, 195, f. 131.— Sxow.B. Kaus. 1873, 3.— BKY.,Pr. Bosl. Soc. x, 

 1855, 91 (anatomy) ; and of most late authors. 



Sphxjropiens rarius, ScL. & S/U,v., Ibis, 1859, 136 (Guatemala).— ScL., Cat. 1882, 335 

 (Orizaba).— B. B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, 539, pi. 51, f. 1, 2. 



Cladoscopiis varius, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. iv, 1863, 80. 



Picas {Splnirapicus) varius, Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 186, No. 8617. 



Pious atroihorax, Less., Traits Orn. i, 1831, 229.— Pdch., E M. Z. vii, 1855, 21. 



" Picm galbula, Temm., Mus. Lugd."— Maxh., Mon. Pic i, 157. 



b. nuelialis. 



Spliyrapicus varius var. nuelialis, Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 103 (in test.). — M.ieh., Mon. Pic. i, 

 161.— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 180.— Coces, Key, 1872, 195. 



Sphyropicus varius var. nuelialis, RiDGVif., Am. Journ. Sci. 1873, 40. — B. B. & R., N. A. B. 

 ii, 1874, 542, pi. 51, f. 3. 4. 



Sphyrapicus nuelialis, Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 921, pi. 35.— CouES, Pr. Phila. Acad. 1866, 53 

 (anatomy, &c.).— Stev., U. S. Geol. Surv. Ter. 1870, 463. 



Sphyropieus nuelialis, CoOP., B. Cal. i, 1870, 390. 



Cla'doscopus nuelialis. Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. iv, 1863, 82. 



Fieus varius, Heerji., P. R. R. Rep. x, 1859, pt. vi, 58. 



Sphyrapicus varius. Hayd., Rep. 1862, 155.— Hold., Pr. Bost. Soc. 1872, 207. 



Pieus varius occideutalis, Sdsd., Consp. Av. Pic. 1666, 34. 



c. ruber. 



Pious ruler, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 429.— Lath., Ind. Orn. i, 1790, 228.— Steph., Gen. 



Zool. ix, 160.— Wagl., Svst. Av. 1827, P. No. 15.— AuD., Orn. Biog. v, 1839, 179, 



pi. 416 ; Syn. 1839, 181 ; B. Am. iv, 1844, 261, pi. 266.- Heerm., P. R. R. Rep. 



X, 1859, pt". vi, 57.— Malii., Mon. Pic. i, 132, pi. 31, iigs. 1, 2.— Sond., Consp. Av. 



Pic. 1866, 32. 

 Pieus (Sphyrapicus) ruber. Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 186, No. 8616. 

 Melanerpes ruber, Rich., List, 1837.— Bp., List, 1838, 39; Consp. i, 1850, 115.— Gray, 



Gen. of B. ii, 444. — Gamb., Journ. Phila. Acad. 1844, 56.— Eeich., Hand-bucli 



Sp. Orn. 382, pi. 642, f. 4287, 4288.— Scl., P. Z. S. 1857, 127. 

 Pilumnus ruber, Bp., Consp. Vol. Zygod. Ateneo Ital. 1854, 8. 

 Sphyrapicus ruber, Bd., B. N. A. 1853, 104.— Coop. & Suck., N. H. Wash. Ter. 1860, 160.— 



Coues, Key, 1872, 195. 

 Sphyropicus ruber, CoOP., B. Cal. i, 1870, 392. 

 Cladoseopus ruber, Cab. & Heixb, Mus. Hein. iv, 1863, 82. 

 Sphyropicus varius var. ruber, RiDGW., Am. Journ. Sci. iv, 1873, 40. — B. B. & R., N. A. B. 



ii, 1874, 544, pi. 51 fig. 6. 

 Pieus flaviveniris, Vieili-t, Ois. Am. Sept. ii, 1807, 67 ; Nouv. Diet, xxv, 95 ; Enc. iii, 1320. 

 " Pieus niger, ViEiLL., Nouv. Diet, xxvi, 90." 



Hab. — The typical form in Eastern North America, north to 61° at least. South to 

 Guatemala (numerous extralimital quotations). Mexico. Cuba. Bahamas. Green- 

 land. Var. nuchalis from the Eocky Mountain region and Great Basin. Var. ruber 

 from Cascade Mountains and Sierra Nevada to the Pacific. 



List of specimens (nuehalis). 



19181 

 19182 

 19183 

 19184 

 19185 



Wind River Mte. 



do 



do 



do 



Popoagie Creek. 



May 28, 1860 

 June 6, 1860 

 May 26, 1860 

 May 27, 1860 

 May 25, 1860 



F.V.Hayden. 



do 



do 



do 



G. H. Trnok.. 



Lieutenant Warren's Expedition. — (varius and nuchalis); 4631-33, Big Sioux River; 

 4635, mouth of Platte River ; 4536-:W, near Council Bluflfs ; 8807, Laramie. 

 Later Expeditions.— e0804r<lo, 01090-92, 61095, Wyoming. 



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