BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA, 281 



Sphyrapieus varitts, . . . var. nuehalis Coues, Check List, 1873, no. 302a. 



Sphyrajdcus varius, var. michalis Ridgway, Bull. Essex Inst., v, Nov., 1873, 

 185 (Colorado).— Allen, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., iii, 1872, 158 (South Park, 

 Colorado), 180 (mte. of Colorado, 7,000-12,000 ft.); Proc. Best. Soc. N. H., 

 xvii, 1874, 63 (MusBelshell R., Montana).— Henshaw, Zool. Exp. W. 100th 

 Merid., 1875, 392 (Gila R. and Mt. Graham, Arizona; Toquerville and 

 Virgin City, Utah; Pt. Garland and Navajo Creek, Colorado). — Scott, 

 Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, iv, 1879, 95 (Twia Lakes, Colorado, breeding). 



Slphyrapicus] varius nuehalis Ridqwat, Bull. Essex Inst., vi, Oct., 1874, 174 

 (Rocky Mts.); Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 288. 



Sphyrapieus varius nuehalis Ridgway, Bull. Essex Inst., vii, Jan., 1875, 22, 24, 

 34 (localities in Nevada and Utah); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., iii, 1880, 189; 

 Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 369a.— Drew, Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, vi, 

 1881, 141 (San Juan Co., Colorado, breeding). — Merrill, Bull. Nutt. Om. 

 Club, vi, 1881, 206 (Ft. Shaw and Bighorn Mts., Montana; descr. nest and 

 eggs). — Coues, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 447. — Bblding, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., vi, 1883, 349 (Laguna, Lower California). — Goss, Auk, i, 1884, 

 100 (s. fork Smoky Hill R., near Wallace, w. Kansas, breeding); Auk, ui. 



1886, 114 (near Wallace, w. Kansas). — Drew, Auk, ii, 1885, 17 (Colorado, 

 breeding at 4,000-7,000 ft.).— Scott, Auk, iii, 1886, 427 (Santa Catalina Mte., 

 Arizona). — American Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886 (and 2d ed., 

 1895), no. 402a; 3d ed., 1910, 190.— Townsend (C. H.), Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 



1887, 205 (Baird, Shasta Co., n. California, 1 spec, Nov. 13). — Cooke, Bird 

 Migr. Miss. Val., 1888, 130 (Ft. Davis, w. Texas; etc.); Bull. Col. Agric. 

 Coll., no. 37, 1897, 83 (Colorado, breeding up to 12,000 ft., but mostly at 

 8,000-9,000ft.).— Bendiee, Auk,v, 1888, 226 (geog. range, habits, etc.); Life 

 Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1895, 88. — Mebriam, North Am. Fauna, no. 3, 1890, 

 92 (San Francisco Mt., Arizona, Sept.). — Cbapman, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., iii, 

 1890, 139 (int. Brit. Columbia).— Fannin, Check List Birds Brit. Col., 1891, 

 28 (e. side Cascade range). — Allen, BuU. Am. Mus. N. H., v, 1893, 35 (n. e. 

 Sonora and n. w. Chihuahua; crit.). — Mailliabd, Auk, xv, 1898, 196 (San 

 Geronimo, Maiin Co., Califomia, 3 specs.). — Mitchell, Auk, xv, 1898, 308 

 (San Miguel Co., New Mexico, breeding at 9,000-12,000 ft.).— Grinnell 

 (J.), Pub. 2, Pasadena Ac. Sci., 1898, 25 (Los Angeles Co., California, winter 

 visitant in foothills); Pacific Coast Avifauna, no. 3, 1902, 38 (Califomia 

 range).— Van Denburg, Proc. Calif. Ac. Sci., xxxviii, 1899, 162 (Palo 

 Alto, Santa Clara Co., Califomia, 1 spec, Feb.; crit.). — Swahth, Pacific 

 Coast Avifauna, no. 4, 1904, 12 (Huachuca Mts., Arizona, Peb.-April). — 

 Mn-LER (W. De W.), Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., xxii, 1906, 166 (Cienega de las 

 Vacas, n. w. Durango, March 31). — Edson, Auk, xxv, 1908, 434 (mts. near 

 Bellingham Bay, Washington, 1 spec). — Isely, Auk, xxix, 1912, 35 (Sedge- 

 wick Co., Kansas, Dec, Feb.). 



Slphympieus] v[arius] nudialis Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 486. 

 [Sphyrapieus varius] b. nuehalis Coues, Birds Northwest, 1874, 286 (synonymy; 



Wind R. Mte.; Popoogie Creek; Laramie). 

 [Sphyrapieus varius.] Subsp. a. Sphyrapieus nudmlis Hahgitt, Cat. Birds Brit. 



Mus., xviii, 1890, 192 (Temosachic, Guerrero, Casa Colorado and Refugio, 



Chihuahua; Brit. Columbia; etc.). 

 C[ladoscopus] nuehalis Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., iv, heft 2, 1863, 82. 

 Plieus] varius ocetdentalis Sundevall, Consp. Av. Picin., 1866, 34 (new name 



for Sphyrapieus nuehalis Baird). 



