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longitudinal. Western specimens are rather paler above ; occasionally purer ash on the head. 
All too, have the proportions of the quills a little different. Thus, in one tne fourth and fifth 
quills are equal; the third shorter than the sixth ; the fifth is, however, in most a little longer. 
One specimen from Selkirk Settlement has the belly tinged with pale sulphur yellow ; the back 
with a stronger shade of olivaceous green. 
This species in general pattern of coloration resembles the C. mexicanus, although the colors 
are very different. Thus the shafts of the quills, with their under surfaces, are gamboge 
yellow, instead of orange red. There is a conspicuous nuchal crescent of crimson wanting, or 
but slightly indicated in mexicanus . The cheek patch is pure black, widening and abruptly trun¬ 
cate behind, instead of bright crimson, pointed or rounded behind. The shade of the upper parts 
is olivaceous green, instead of purplish brown. The top of the head and nape are more ashy. 
The chin, throat, neck, and sides of the head are pale purplish or lilac brown, instead of bluish 
ash ; the space above, below, and around the eye of the same color, instead of having reddish 
brown above and ashy below. The third quill is longest, the fourth and fifth hut little shorter, 
instead of having the fifth longest; the third shorter than the fourth also. 
The young of this species is sufficiently like the adult to be readily recognizable. Sometimes 
the entire crown is faintly tipped with red, as customary in young woodpeckers. 
List of specimens. 
Data). 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig. 
No. 
Collected by— 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
Remarks. 
fi932 
V 
o 
1341 
5 
April 10, 1844 
g. F. Baird .... «... 
12.50 
19.50 
6.08 
2051 
o 
9 
.... ....do...... .......... 
April 3, 1845 
......do. ......... 
.. 
12.00 
19.75 
6.17 
.... ... 
1627 
July 12, 1844 
11.67 
19.00 
6.50 
4435 
4620 
Fori Leavenworth, K. T.. 
April 21,1856 
Lieut. Warren. ... 
2 
Dr. Hayden... 
11.50 
16.50 
9.00 
.... ... 
6158 
5605 
W. S. Wood. 
5606 
O $ 
Fort Riley, Kansas....... 
June 19,1856 
33 
...... do. ..... 
. . 
Eyes blue black. 
6553 
$ 
........do. .. 
1856.......... 
Dr. Hammond and 
6554 
9 
n 
1856.. 
5609 
July 3, 1856 
62 
W. S. Wood. 
5608 
V 
A 
South Platte river ....... 
July 8, 1856 
......do. .. 
78 
......do. .......... 
5604 
o 
South Platte, Neb........ 
......do.. 
......do... 
77 
5607 
r» n 
July 14, 1856 
105 
4619 
° V 
A 
8 
5221 
o 
o 
12.00 
17.50 
6.00 
8350 
V 
A 
Independence, Mo.,„,,, 
June 3, 1857 
W. M. Magraw..... 
53 
Dr. Cooper,........ 
i2.00 
19.00 
6.00 
8346 
9 
June 17, 1857 
......do. .......... 
73 
..do. . 
12.00 
18.50 
6.75 
8401 
o 
........do. .............. 
July 1, 1857 
......do. .......... 
111 
......do. 
10.25 
17.50 
5.25 
.. 
8868 
S O 
50 miles ab. mo, of Platte. 
1857.......... 
Lieut. Warren. 
11.00 
18.00 
5.00 
8866 
9 o 
Fremont on Platte ....... 
July 1,1857 
......do. .......... 
......do. .......... 
10.75 
18.60 
5.75 
8887 
S O 
10.50 
18.60 
5.50 
8862 
9 o 
Loup Fork.... 
July...... 
10.50 
16.50 
4.50 
................ 
8861 
9 o 
.,.dO. eeooco » , o o . o oo 
July.......... 
......do. .... 
......do.. 
11.10 
18.00 
5.50 
8864 
O 
....... do. .............. 
July 27, 1857 
......do... 
...... 
......do. a. 
11.25 
18.50 
5.50 
. . . , , ® . . o © . 
8865 
9 o 
.... ....do. .............. 
July 28, 1857 
..... do. .......... 
...... 
......do. .......... 
10.50 
17 50 
5.50 
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