393e. Dryobates villosus monticola. 10½ inches.
A trifle larger, and white below (not illustrated).
GAIRDNER WOODPECKER.
394a. Dryobates pubescens gairdneri. 7 inches.
A smaller bird than any of the preceding, similar in coloring, as illustrated. It is a more sociable bird and is found about the dwellings in country places, and even in the larger cities about the parks.
TEXAS WOODPECKER.
396. Dryobates scalaris bairdi. 7½ inches.
This species is brownish white below, has the back barred with black and white, on account of which it is often known as the “Ladder-back Woodpecker.” The male has the whole crown red, shading into mixed black and whitish on the forehead. Its habits and eggs are the same as the previous species.