108 BULLETIN 50, tTNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Surv., ix, 1858, 114, part; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, no. 96, part.— Bolle, 

 Joum. fur Om., 1858, 321 (habits). — ^Heeemann, Rep. Pacific E. R. Surv., 

 X, iv, no. 2, 1859, 58 (California; habits).— Cooper, Om. Cal., 1870, 403, 

 part. — CouEs, Check List, 1873, no. 310, part.— Baied, Bbbweb, and Eidg- 

 WAT, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1874, pi. 53, figs. 1, 2.— Ridgwat, Om. 40th 

 Parallel, 1877, 553 (Sacramento, California); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, 1880, 

 189; Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 377.— Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., i, 

 1878, 390, 391, 393, 430 (Big Trees and Murphy's, Calaveras Co., and Marys- 

 ville, CaKfomia). 



[Melana-pes] formidvorus Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 201, no. 8816, part. — Cotjes, 

 Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 197, part. 



Melanerpes formieivorus, vax./ormicivonts Baibd, Brewer, and Redgwat, Hist. 

 N. Am. Birds, ii, 1874, 566, part, pi. 53, figs. 1, 2. 



Melanerpes formieivorus hairdi Ridgwat, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 21, Jan., 1881, 

 34 (no. 377), 85 (Petaluma, Sonoma Co., California; coll. IT. S. Nat. Mus.).— 

 CouES, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 454. — ^American Ornithologists' 

 Union, Check List, 1886 (and 2d ed., 1895), no. 407, part; 3d ed., 1910, 193.— 

 EvERMANN, Auk, iii, 1886, 94 (Ventura Co., California). — ^Townsend (C. H.), 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, 206 (Shasta Co., California).— Bendiee, Auk, 

 V, 1888, 240 (Ft. Klamath, e. Oregon, straggler); Life Hist. N. Am. Birds, 

 ii, 1895, 112.— Bryant (W. E.), Proc. Calif. Ac. Sci., ser. 2, 1889, 287 (Han- 

 sens and Ensenada, Lower California). — Anthony, Zoe, iv, 1893, 236 (San 

 Pedro Martir Mts., Lower California). — Merriam (Florence A.), Auk, xiii, 

 1896, 117 (San Diego Co., California; habits).— Beal, Bull. 34, U. S. Biol. 

 Surv., 1910, 22 (food); Bull. 37, 1911, 43, pi. 4 (food). 



M[elanerpes\ formieivorus hairdi Cottbs, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 489. — 

 Ridgwat, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 291. 



M[elanerpes]f[ormieivarus] hairdi Fisher (W. K.), Condor, viii, 1906, 107 (acorn 

 storehouse; illustrations). 



Balanosphyraformieivora hairdi Ridgway, Proc. Biol. Soc. Waah., xxiv, Feb. 24, 

 1911, 35. 



Pieus melanopogon (not of Temminck) Sundevall, Consp. Av. Picin., 1866, 51, 

 part (California). 



[Melanerpes] melanopogon Heine and Reichenow, Nom. Mus. Hein. Om., 1890, 

 223, part (Califomia).— Shakpe, Hand-list, ii, 1900, 209, part (California). 



[Melanerpes formieivorus] Subsp. a. Melanerpes melanopogon Harqitt, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus., xviii, 1890, 151, part (Califomia localities). 



BALANOSPYHRA rORMICIVORA ANGUSTIFRONS (Baird). 



NARROW-FRONTED WOOSFECEER. 



Similar to B. f. formicivora, but wing averaging much shorter, bill 

 relatively larger, white frontal band decidedly narrower, lower throat 

 usually much more strongly yellow, white area on proximal portion of 

 remiges smaller, the adult female with black area on crown much 

 narrower. 



Adult male. — ^Length (skins), 198-222 (213); wing, 131-139.5 

 (135.7); tail, 72-79 (76.3); culmen, 26-30 (27.6); tarsus, 20-22.5 

 (21.1); outer anterior toe, 16.5-18 (17.2)." 



Adult female. — Length (skins), 193-224 (210); wing, 130-138 

 (134.8); tail, 64.5-80 (75.5); cuhnen, 25-27 (25.7); tarsus, 19-22 

 (20.5); outer anterior toe, 15-17 (16.3).« 



<» Ten specimens. 



