The California Woodpecker 
I'llavk and ' rowni,h Natl o:. ■ ■ iui:^ . edge of wing whin-.—a large white patch, 
ready corn ■. r.'r-d iuvolvim; o.-, , , ; .i. - and inner edges of secondaries; remaining 
ur.derpa-'is she iower hr: ■ d. low *.he black patch, the sides, flanks, lining of 
"and crissuni sharpl> and r.«r>-ii\ treaked or striped with black. Bill and feet 
ms !■ ghly variable. ■ whi <•, yellow. brownish, er even bluish or pinkish. Adult 
.ft's Mr-, male, ‘>i!; red restricted to hind crown and nape, in so far replaced by 
shining bhte.k. -1 ' > </.-•■ are killer, bus < .-..hibit the hai acteristic pattern of adult. 
Mrii- ,i, any ;.!»!• ,. e like iy to exhibit tou' hes of re 1 on the black of upper breast 
• it. Length (sexes about equal sized): 215.9-254 (8.50- 
■ 'or 22S 1 vine : .• <m tail 80 (3.15,1- bill 29 (1.14); 
RecoUnUswi ifartis.— Robin si:-.-: . • m. .,;d. and yellow of head; black 
b-'i ■; y.ith b-ck. 'lie- ,»n!> ■ >- -«mld possibly be confused with is 
-c 1 ; . , S; ; sir v i I: 1 ■ ■ ,1 b liv with red on throat, but not 
Netoit-.;*. -. A ho! i., iiv. or c- - ,--s portion of white oak or live-oak, syca- 
t-da-i /:<;•■- 4 ,c 5 ; • < ; iv cwd!': white, scarcely glossy. Av. size 
?" 4 ; - - : !>o ■■ .7-5I. S'.’US’": . : • mV:: it,:; one brood. 
Range of . -i’ chi. Coast and southwestern border 
a-; be t. -• it.-d --..to o::> w ■ ■ -r 0 ( 1 ,, ■ .os’ i .'tern Texas to Colombia. 
. } h J Sonoran and lower Transition zones 
• ’ 4\. a i : 'a:,':: northern Lower California. 
r-- :■ :ji < kuifori < ---. . estricr.i in timbered sections west of 
o ; c ol :•-• lightly wooded valleys. Recorded 
’ 1 k --. :h»* -• ’tanks of the Sierras (Grinnell). Not 
California Woodpecker oy. “Blossom,” 1839, p. 23 
About Yi life size 
From a water-color painting by .“Ilian Brooks 
o 4 4 - food); 
- - ;• • : • • : ibid., vol. xxiv., pp. 109-122. 
■ " [09, fig;., (acorn storing); 
' Wlii . )*;2 1 . •. J _• - .t > 
- * - Jo cob, shouts a p.-ari,- o . ppitous voice on the campus 
4-■ arcs universiti; 1 hv conscious freshman, newly 
■r turns him around tQ get a view oi his tormentor. 
• at -4 rently; but from the oak tree overhead comes 
Jo cob, Jacob. Ah! it is no sophomore, bent on 
' - ■ At', 'h r ---ting-one oi his own kind. The 
1 b:-r a 1 orn v - ornament the fretwork in 
■1 :■ o ; : I re-i.-li nt. Jordan’s resi- 
■ ;; wbicjag. Kerack 
• Chaar chaar 
''■■■■ • •• neat round exca- 
in goes the acorn, 
ton's spade, till the 
