. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. PICIDtE, WOODPECKEES. GEN. loG, 137. 197 ^ /' becoming yellowish ; tins cuts off the black arouncl base of bill and on the chin completel}'; crown in the $ crimson from tlie M'hite front, in the 9 separated from the white by a black interval; frequently a few red feathers in the black breast-patch, which is not sharply defined behind, but chang
. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. PICIDtE, WOODPECKEES. GEN. loG, 137. 197 ^ /' becoming yellowish ; tins cuts off the black arouncl base of bill and on the chin completel}'; crown in the $ crimson from tlie M'hite front, in the 9 separated from the white by a black interval; frequently a few red feathers in the black breast-patch, which is not sharply defined behind, but changes by streaks into the Avhite of the belly. Bill black; eyes white, brown in the young, which are not particularly ditlerent, but have the head markings less defined. Size of the last. Eocky Mountains to the Pacific, U. S., abund- ant ; noted for its habit of sticking acorns in little holes that it digs in the bark for the purpose ; whole branches are frequently studded in this manner. Cass., 111. ii, pi. 2; Bd., 114; Coop., 403 foumicivouus. Var. ANGUSTiFROKS is said to have the white frontal bar narrower and the hill somewhat ditferently shaped. Cape 8t. Lucas. Coor., 405. 136. Genus ASYNDESMUS Coues. ^ I ) Lewis' WoodjjecA'er. Black, with bronzy-green iridescence ; wings and tail the same, unmarked ; face and sides of head dusky crimson ; cervical collar and under parts hoary-ash, becoming crimson or bloody-red on the belly ; the feathers of these parts of a peculiar loose Ijristl}' texture ; sexes alike ; young plainer black above, with little or no crimson on face or below. Al)ont 11 long; wing 6J ; tail 4^. Wooded and especially mountainous parts of Western America; a remarkable looking bird. Wils., iii, 31, pi. 2U; NuTT., i, 577; Aud., iv, 280, pi. 272; Bd., 115; Coues, Proc. Phila. Acad. 18G6, 56; Coop., 406 ; . torquatus. 3; ^ v^t^i 137. Genus COLAPTES Swainson. *ji:.* Under parts with numerous circular black spots on a pale ground. A large black pectoral crescent. Rum
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