BIRDS OF NOETH AND MIDDLE AMEBIC A. 117 



(Grays Harbor, Washington, Jan.). — Rhoads, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. PMla., 

 1893, 43 (Brit. Columbia east of Cascade Mts.).— Kellogg, Auk, xi, 1894, 260 

 (Finney Co., Kansas, Apr. 23, 1893). — Bekwsteb, Auk, xvi, 1898, 188 (habit 

 of storing acorns). — Kobb:^, Auk, xvii, 1900, 352 (Cape Disappointment, 

 Washington, 1 spec, Apr. 30).— Cabt, Auk, 1901, 234 (Black Hills, Wyoming). 



[Melanerpes] torqvatiLS Bom AFARTS, CoBBp. Av., 1,1850,115; Ateneo Italiano, ii, 

 1854, 125, (Consp. Vol. Zygod., 1854, 10).— Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 201, 

 no. 8818. 



M[elanerpes] torguatus Gray, Gen. Birds, ii, 1846, 444. — Ridgway, Man. N. Am. 

 Birds, 1887, 291. 



Celeiis torquatus Woodhotjse, in Rep. Sitgreaves' Expl. Zuni and Col. R., 1853, 

 90 (Indian Territory; New Mexico). 



Melampicos torquatus Malhebbe, M6m. Acad. Metz, xxx, 1849, 365. 



Melampieus torguatus Malhebbe, Mon. Picid., ii, 1862, 214; iv, 1862, pi. 114, 

 fig. 3, pi. 116, figs. 1-5. 



Asyndesmus torquatus Cotjes, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1866, 56 (Ft. Whipple, 

 Arizona, resident; descr. young); Check List, 1873, no. 311; 2d ed., 1882, 

 no. 456; Birds Northwest, 1874, 291 (Snake R., Yellowstone R., Wind 

 River Mts., and Bighorn Mta.; synonymy; habits); Bull. U. S. Geol. 

 and Geog. Surv. Ten'., iv, 1878, 617 (headwaters Saskatchewan R., 1 

 spec). — Ragsdalb, Science News, i, 1879, 208 (middle Texas). — Haeqitt, 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xviii, 1890, 137.— Scott, Auk, ii, 1885, 356 (Santa 

 Catalina Mta., Arizona, April). — Bbown (H.), Auk, xix, 1902, 80-83 (near 

 Tucs6n, Arizona, ab't in fall of 1884; habits). — ^Ambbican Obnithologists' 

 Union Committee, Auk, xx, 1903, 341. — Swabth, Pacific Coast Avifauna, 

 no. 4, 1904, 14 (Huachuca Mts., s. Arizona, March-May, rare). — ^Htinn, Auk, 

 xxiii, 1906, 421 (Pinos Altos, Grant Co., New Mexico). — Keemode, Prov. 

 Mus. Brit. Col., 1909, 50 (Vancouver I. and interior Brit. Columbia). 



[Aspidesnms] torquatus Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 197. — Shaepe, Hand-list, 

 ii, 1900, 209. 



A[syndesmus] torquatus Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 490. 



Asyndesmus levnsi Riley, Proc. Biol. Soc Wash., xviii, Oct. 17, 1905, 225, in text 

 (ex "Picus lewis Drap[iez]" Gray, Gen. Birds, iii, 1849, App., p. 22; new 

 name for Picas torquatus Wilson, preoccupied). — Jewett, Auk, xxvi, 1909, 

 6(BakerCo.,n.e. Oregon, common). — VisHEB,Auk, xxvi, 1909, 148 (w. South 

 Dakota, especially Black Hills). — ^Wbtmobe, Condor, xi, 1909, 208 (8 m. s. e. 

 of Lawrence, Kansas, 1 spec, Nov. 7). — ^Ameeioan Obnithologists' Union, 

 Check List, 8d ed., 1910, 193.— Beal, Bull. 37, U. S. Biol. Surv., 1911, 45, 

 pi. 5 (food). 



MeUmerpes lewisi Mabsden, Condor, ix, 1907, 27 (feeding habits). — ^Waeeen 

 (E. R.), Condor, xii, 1910, 32 (Mosca and Madenas creeks, etc., Colorado). 



Genus TRIPSURUS S-wainson. 



Tripmrus Swainson, Classif. Birds, ii, 1837, 311. (Type, as fixed by Gray, 



1840, Picus flavifrons Vieillot.) 

 Thripsurus (emendation) Scndevall, Consp. Av. Picin., 1866, 115. 

 Zebripieus (not Zebrapieus Malherbe) Bonaparte, Ateneo Italiano, ii, 1854, 126 



(Consp. Volucr. Zygod., 1854, 11). (Type, by monotypy, Zebrapieus puche- 



rani Malberbe.) 

 Meropicus Malhebbe, Mon. Picid., Introd., 1861, p. liii. (Type, Pieus cruen- 



tatvs Boddaert.) 



Medi\xm-sized or rather small Picidse (wing about 100-120 mm.) 

 resembling Melanerpes but diflfering in having the orbital region 



