Woodpeckers 



402. YelloW'bftllied Sapauckfip (Sphjirapicutvarim), 

 L. S,?: W. 4.8. Ad. .J. Crown and throat red; a 

 ■whitish band from eye to eye across nape; belly washed 

 with yellow; breast patch black Ad. ¥■ 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 chur re- 

 peated; a low snarling cry resembling md^ of Catbird. 

 (Brewster.) 



Ranee.— Eastern North America; breeds frnm Massarhniptt; ana 

 ninliern Illinois north to about Lat. 6j* 30'; south In Alleghanles 

 t9 northwest Georgija; enters from southern Illinois and southern 

 VirEinia 10 Central America. 



402a. Red-napcd Sapsucker {S. v. nuehalis). 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>eHon; breeds from Colorado and north- 

 tiaslern Califomia (J), north ^to British Columbia; winters from south- 

 ern tZaljluriilci buuih lu nonhwestern 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 

 chae, peeye, pinck, andpeurr. (Bendire.) 



Rang*. — Breeds In mountslnK from northam Lower California north 

 tovinlherr Oregon. 



403a. Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker [S. r. 



notkensts). Similar toNo, 403, but colors deeper, red 

 brighter; belly yellower." 



RingK. — Pacific ttiast region from Santa Cruz Mountains, Cali- 

 fornia, north to southern Ald^ka. 



404. Williamson .Sapsucker [Spkyrapicus ikyroi- 

 deus). L. 9. Belly bright yellow; rump white. Ad. cf. 

 Above black; a red stripe on throat; lesser wing-cov- 

 erts white. Ad. 9- Crown and throat brownish; 

 back and lesser wing-coverts barred black and whitish. 

 Yng. Similar to 9 . but breast barred like sides. Notes. 

 A shrill huit-huit uttered when flying. (Bendire.) The 

 roll of this Woodpecker is not continuous, but is brok- 

 en or interrupted. 



Range. — Higher mountain ranges of western United States; breeds 

 from notlhern New MsaIlo, Arizona, and southeastern California 

 tloHh t<t Wyoming and southern Brtlrsh Columbia; winters from 

 southern California and wsslern Texas Into Mexico. 



40?, Lewis Woodpecker {Asyndismus torqmius). 

 L. II. Ads. Breast and a collar around the neck 

 gray; region about base of bill dark red; belly pinkish 

 red; above shining green black. Yng. No gray 

 collar; crown suffused with red. Notus. A weak, 

 peeping twitter. (Lawrence). Generally a silent 

 bird. 



Range.- Western United States; breeds from New Mexico, Arlio- 

 na,and southern California north to southern Alberta and British 

 Columbia; winters froni soulhern Oregon aud Colorado south ta 

 western Texas and southern California. 



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