406. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythro- 
cephalus). L.9.7. Ads. Whole head and breast red; ° 
end half of secondaries white. Yung. Whole head and 
breast grayish streaked with blackish; back black 
margined with grayish; end half of secondaries white 
with black bars. Notes. A tree-toad-like ker-r-ruck, 
Rer-r-ruck. 
Range.— Eastern United States west to Rocky Mountains: breeds 
from Florida and Texas north to New York and Manitoba; local and 
irregular in northern parts of range; winters from Virginia, and oc- 
casionally from New York, southward. 
407. Striped-breasted Woodpecker (Melanerpes 
formicivorus). L.9.5. Breast band streaked with white; 
trump white. Ad. ¢{. Forehead, white, crown, nape, 
and breast-spot red. Ad. 9. Center of crown witha 
black band of same width as white band on forehead. 
Notes. A loud tchurr, tchurr. 
Range.—Mexico north to southwest Texas and Arizona. 
407a. Californian Woodpecker (M. f. baird?). 
Similar to No. 407, but black breast-band with white 
only on its posterior margin. 
Range.—Pacific coast region from northern Callfornia to southern 
Oregon. 
407b. Narrow-fronted Woodpecker (M. f.' angust- 
ifrons). Ad. §. Similar to No. 407, but'smallér,* W. 
5.2; the throat brighter yellow. 4d. 2. With black 
crown-band wider than white forehead band. 
Range.—Cape Region of Lower California. 
409. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus carolinus). 
L. 9.5. Center of belly reddish. Ad. og’. Top of 
head and nape entirely red. Ad. 9. Nape red,crown 
grayish, forehead tinged with red. Notes. A hoarse, 
chtth-chib. 
Range.—Eastern United States, west to the Plains; breeds from 
Florida and Texas to Maryland, Ontario, and South Dakota; winters 
from Virginia and southern Ohio southward; casually north as far as 
Massachusetts. 
410. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Centurus auri- 
frons). L, 10.5; center of belly yellow. Ad. 3. Fore- 
head yellow, crown-patch red, nape orange. Ad. @. 
Forehead and nape yellow, crown entirely gray. 
Notes. Loud and penetrating. (Bailey.) 
Range.—Mexico, north to central Texas. 
411. Gila Woodpecker (Centurus uropygialis). L. 
to. Center of belly yellow. Ad. g. Top of head 
and nape sooty gray; a red-crown patch. Ad. 2. Top 
of head and nape entirely sooty gray. Notes. Dcehirr, 
dchurr; when flying, a shrill Aw#t like call-note of 
Phainopepla. (Bendire.) 
Range.—Northwestern Mexico, north to southwestern New Mexico, 
and Lower California. 
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