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Male with the upper part of the head and neck ash-grey ; a trans- 
verse band of carmine on the hind neck ; back^ scapulars, and secon- 
daries light greenish-brown, transversely spotted with black, rump 
white ; tail-coverts white, with black markings ; primaries and tail- 
feathers blackish-brown, the shafts yellow ; sides of the head and fore 
neck light pale purplish-red, inclining to lilac ; a black streak on each 
side of the throat, and a semilunar patch of the same on the fore part 
of the breast ; lower parts reddish-white, tinged with yellow, and spot- 
ted with black ; lower wing-coverts and inner edges of quills clear 
buff, lower surface of quills and tail-feathers yellow, the latter black 
toward the end. Female similar, but without the black bands on the 
throat. 
Male, 12^, 16. 
Breeds from Texas to Nova Scotia, and the Fur Countries. Gene- 
rally distributed in the United States. Eastern bases of Rocky Moun- 
tains. Extremely common. Resident in the Southern States. 
Gold-winged Woodpecker, Picus auratus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 45. 
Picus auratus, Bo nap. Syn. p. 44. 
Colaptes auratus, Golden-shafted Woodpecker, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. 
V. ii. p. 314. 
Flicker or Golden-winged Woodpecker, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 561. 
Golden-winged Woodpecker, Picus auratus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p. 191 ^ v. v. p. 540. 
277. 22. Picus Mexicanus, Swains. Red-shafted Wood- 
pecker. 
Plate CCCCXVI. Fig, 5. Male. Fig. 6. Female. 
Male with the upper part of the head and hind neck light greyish- 
brown ; forehead and a band over the eye dull red ; sides and fore 
part of neck ash-grey, with an oblong patch of bright carmine on each 
side of the throat ; back, scapulars, and secondaries light reddish- 
brown, transversely spotted with black ; rump white ; upper tail-co- 
verts black, barred with white ; primaries blackish-brown, tail-feathers 
black, their shafts vermilion > lower parts reddish-white, spotted with 
black, of which there is a semilunar patch on the fore part of the 
breast j lower wing-coverts, and inner webs of quills of roseate tints ; 
lower surface of quills and tail-feathers orange-red, inclining to vermi- 
lion, the tail black toward the end. 
Male, 13i, wing, Female, 18. 
Rocky Mountains, Columbia River, and northward to the Saskat- 
chewan. Abundant. Migratory. 
Colaptes mexicanus, Swains. Synop. Birds of Mex. Pliil. Mag. N. 84. 
Colaptes mexicanus, Red-sliafted Woodpecker, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. 
V. ii. p. 315. 
Red-shafted Woodpecker, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 603. 
Red-shafted Woodpecker, Picus mexicanus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 314. 
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