DRYOBATES. 285 
of Mexico, and southern border of United 
States, from Texas to Arizona. 
396. D. scalaris bairdi (Sct.). 
Texan Woodpecker.’ 
J’. Outer tail-feather barred with black only on terminal 
half or less, except sometimes on inner web. 
g'. Primary coverts with at least one row of small white 
spots. 
kh. Larger, with slenderer bill and much broader 
black bars on back (bars about .15-.20 wide) ; 
length about 7.25-7.75, wing 3.95-4.10 (4.02), 
tail 2.70-2.90 (2.81), exposed culmen .91-.94 
(.93). Hab, Southern portion of Lower Cali- 
fornia.........06 396a. D. scalaris lucasanus 
(Xantus). Saint Lucas Woodpecker. 
W’, Smaller, with stouter bill and much narrower 
black bars on back (bars only about .10 wide); 
length about 6.25-6.50, wing 3.70-3.75 (3.72), 
tail 2.20-2.40 (2.30), culmen .70-.80 (.75). Hab. 
Western Mexico (vicinity of Mazatlan). 
D. scalaris sinaloensis Ripew. Mazatlan 
Woodpecker.? 
g. Primary coverts plain dusky, without trace of white 
on outer webs; black bars on back broad, as in D. 
lucasanus ; length about 6.75-7.00, wing 3.80-3.95 
(3.88), tail 2.45-2.55 (2.50), exposed culmen .74-.88 
(.82). Hab. Tres Marias Islands, western Mexico. 
D. scalaris graysoni Barrp. Grayson’s Woodpecker. 
e’. Forehead deep black, abruptly defined against the white, smoky 
white, or dull buff of nasal tufts; crown often streaked, 
but not speckled, with white; lateral tail-feathers with not 
more than two distinct black bars, these near end (a third 
occasionally indicated); ground-color of lower parts nearly 
pure white; adult male with whole crown black, or black 
streaked with white, the red being confined to occiput and - 
nape. 
Length about 7.00, wing 3.90-4.20 (4.06), tail 2.60-3.05 
(2.78), exposed culmen .77-.82 (.80). Eggs .84 x .64. 
Hab. California. 
397. D. nuttallii (Gams.). Nuttall’s Woodpecker. 
@, Back and wings brown, the former barred or transversely spotted 
with white, and primaries spotted with same; whole breast 
1 Picue bairdi “ (ScLATER)” Matxu., Mon. Pie. i. 1861, 118, pl. 27, figs. 7, 8. 
1 New subspecies. 
3 Picus scalaris var. graysoni Barrp, Hist. N. Am. B. ii. 1874, 515 and 517 (in text), 
