Woodpeckers 



394e. Willow Woodpecker (£). p. turati). Simi 

 lar to Mo. ?94a, but smaller, W. j.S. superciliary patch 

 and Linderparts whiter; tertials always more or less 

 spotted with white. {W. K. Fisher.) 



Rinfs. — "Cftlifomia, ecccept,' desert ranees and eastern slope of 

 Sierra Neva4a, coast region north of Marin Co., and region north of 

 upper endofSacratnenio Valley," (W, K. FJsher,) 



395. Red-cockaded Woodpecker {Drfobates bore- 

 ahs). L. 8.4. Sides of head and netrk white bordered 

 by black below. Ad. rf^. A nearly concealed red tuft 

 on eitlier side of the hindhead. Ad. $, Similar, but 

 no red on head. A'oto, A loud, h03.xsz, yank, yank. 



Range. Southern tJnited Stales; west to 6-istern Texas; north to 

 Virginia and ArkanEas. 



396. Texan Woodpecker (Dryobates ^calaris hairdi). 

 L. 7.5. Outer tail-feathers barred to their base; nasal 

 tufts brownish. Ad. t^ . All crown feathers tipped 

 with red; back barred; below brownish white, spotted 

 .■md streaked with black. Ad. ?. Similar but top of head 

 whully bliick. 



Range.- Northern Mexico, north to Texas boundary, New Mexico, 

 southern Colorado, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and south- 

 eastern California. 



396a. Saint Lucas Woodpecker CD. s. lucasanus). 



Similar to No. 306, but outer tail-feather barred with 

 black only on terminal half or less, except sometimes 

 on inner web. (Ridgw.) 



Ranee, — Lower California, north, rarely to Colorado Desert, Cali- 

 fornia. 



397. Nuttall Woodpecker {Dryobatss imttallii). 

 L. 7.5. Below white only slightly soiled; outer tail- 

 fciither barred only on end half. Ad. d". Crown 

 black streaked with white; nape red. Ad. y. Similar 

 but top of head entirely black, usually with a few 

 white spots. Yng. Top of head dull red. NaUs. A 

 sharp quie-mee-quee-qu^ep; a diminutive chittah. (Bail- 

 ley.) Loua rattling notes. (Henshaw.) 



Range.— Northern Lnwer California, north lor.ally, to southern 

 Oregon. 



398. Arizona Woodpecker (Dryobuhs arif^once). 

 L. 8-2. Above brown, below spotted. Ad. ^. A red 

 nape band. Ad. 9- Similar but no red on nape, 

 brown of crown continuous with that of back. Yng, 

 Whole crown red. 



Range —Northwestern Mexico north to southern Arliona and 

 sonitiwesfetn New Mexico. 



399. White-headed Woodpecker {Xenapicas alho- 

 larvatus), L- 9. Whole head and part of wings 

 white. Ad. (^. Nape red. Ad. 9- Nape white. 

 Notes. A sharp, clear witt-witt; a rather silent bird. 

 (Bendire.) 



Range — .Mountains of western United States from southern Cali- 

 fornia north to southern British Coiumhia; east to western Idaho and 

 western Nevada. 



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