Woodpeckers. 
% 402. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). 
L. 8.5; W. 4.8. Ad. 3’. Crown and throat red;a 
whitish band from eye to eye across nape; belly washed 
with yellow; breast patch black Ad. 9. Similar, but 
throat white; crown rarely black. Yng. Breast gray- 
ish with internal dark rings or bars; crown dirty yel- 
lowish margined with dusky; red feathers soon appear 
on throat and crown. Notes. A clear ringing cleur re- 
peated; alow snarling cry resembling mew of Catbird. 
(Brewster. ) 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds from Massachusetts and 
northern. Illinols north to about Lat. 63° 30'; south in Alleghanies 
to northwest_Georgia; winters from southern Illinois and southern 
Virginia to Central America. 
402a, Red-naped Sapsucker (S. 0. nuchalis). Sim- 
ilar to No. 402, but slightly larger. W. 5; the nape 
band red; red of throat encroaching on black bordering 
streaks; female the same but chin white. 
Range.—Rocky Mountain region; breeds from Colorado and north— 
eastern California (?), north t> British Columbia; winters from south- 
ern California south to northwestern Mexico. 
403. Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber). 
L.9. Ads. Crown, whole throat and breast dull red; 
in other respects resembling No. 402. Notes. Jay or 
chaé, peeve, pinck, and peurr. (Bendire.) 
Range.—Breeds in mountains from northern Lower California north 
to southern Oregon. 
403a. Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker (S, 7. 
notkensis). Similar to No. 403, but colors deeper, red 
brighter; belly yellower. 
Range.— Pacific coast region from Santa Cruz Mountains, Cali- 
fornia, north to southern Alaska. 
% 404. Williamson Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyrot- 
deus). L.9. Belly bright yellow; rump white. Ad. . 
Above black; a red stripe on throat; lesser wing-cov- 
erts white. 4d. 2. Crownand throat brownish; 
back and lesser wing-coverts barred black and whitish. 
Yng. Similar to 2, but breast barred like sides. Notes. 
A shrill buit-buit uttered when flying. (Bendire.) The 
roll of this Woodpecker is not continuous, but is brok- 
en or interrupted. 
Range.—Hicher mountain ranges of western United States; breeds 
from northern New Mexico, Arizona, and southeastern California 
north to Wyoming and southern British Columbia; winters from 
southern California and western Texas into Mexico. 
408. Lewis Woodpecker (Asyndesmus torquatus). 
L. 11. Ads. Breast and a collar around the neck 
gray; region about base of bill dark red; belly pinkish 
red; above shining green black. Yung. No gray 
collar; crown suffused with red. Notes. A weak, 
Peapine twitter. (Lawrence). Generally a silent 
ird. 
Range.— Western United States; breeds from New Mexico, Arizo- 
na, and southern California north to southern Alberta and British 
Columbia; winters from southern Oregon aud Colorado south to 
western Texas and southern California. 
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