Woodpeckers 



406. Red-headed Woodpecker {Melanerpes erythro- 

 ^ephalus). L. 9.7. ^ds. Whole head and breast red; 

 ■end half of secondaries white. Yng. 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-ruek, 

 Jier'T-ruck. 



Range.— Eastern United Stares west to Rocky Mountains: breeds 

 from Florida and Texas nortti to New York and Manitoba; locai and 

 <rreeiilar in northern parts of range; winters from Virfinia, and oc- 

 casionally from New York, southward. 



407. StPiped-hreasted Woodpecker {Mehnerpfs 

 formicivonts) . L. 9.5, ^rea^Wiani^ streaked •witkiehite; 

 rump white. /Id. q^. Forehead, white, crown, nape, 

 and breast-spot red. Ad. ¥. Center of crown with a 

 black band of sams width as white band on forehead. 

 Nuic^. A loud tcharr, ItJjurr. 



Ran e:e,— Mexico north Xo southwest Texas and Arizona. 



407a. Oalifornian Woodpecker {M. f. bairdi). 

 Similar to No. 407, but black breast-band with white 

 oniy on its posterior margin. 



Range. — Parlfir roast region from northern California lo 50ll(hem 

 Oregon. 



407b. Narrow-fronted Woodpecker (M. f. angust- 

 ifions). Ad. J'. Similar to No. 407, but smaller, W. 

 5.2; the throat brighler yellow. Ad. 9- With black 

 frown-band wider thpin white forehead band. 



Raiig^.^Cape Region of Lbwer California. 



409. Red-bell!ed Woodpecker (^CenturuscaroUnus). 

 L. 9.5. Center of belly reddish. Ad. c^. Top of 

 head and nape entirely red. Ad. ?. Nape red, crown 

 grayish, forehead tinged with red. Notes. A hoarse, 



Range. — Easfsrn Unlled States, west to the Plains; breeds from 

 Florida and Texas to Maryland, Ontario, and South Dakota: winters 

 (rom Virginia and southern Ohio sonthward; rasiially north as far as 

 Massachusetts. 



4 I 0. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Cmturtis auri- 

 frtms). L, 10,5; center of belly yellow. Ad. (^. Fore- 

 head yellow, crown-patch red, nape orange. Ad. ?. 

 Forehead and nape yellow, crown entirely gray. 

 NoUs. Loud and penetrating. (Bailey.) 



Range.— ^Mexico, north to central Texas, 



41). Gila Woodpecker CC^^wrws uropMi^Hs^- L, 

 10. Center of belly ye!!ow. Ad. (^. Top of head 

 and nape suolj' gray; a red-crown patch. Ad. 9- Top 

 of head and nape entirely sooty gray. Notes. Dcburr, 

 dchurr; when flying, a shrill huit like call-nnte of 

 Phainopepla. (Bendire.) 



Range.— Northwestern Mexico, north to southwestern New Mexlro. 

 and Lower California. 



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