Lewis's Woodpecker, Picus torquatus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. iii. p. 31.
Picus torquatus, Bonap. Syn. p. 46.
Lewis's Woodpecker, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 577.
Lewis's Woodpecker, Picus torquatus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 176.
**** Bill comparatively slender, slightly arched, acute, with the lateral angles obsolete. Genus Colaptes of authors.
276. 21. Picus auratus, Linn. Golden-winged Woodpecker.—Flicker. Tucker. High-holder.
Plate XXXVII. Male and Female.
Male with the upper part of the head and neck ash-grey; a transverse band of carmine on the hind neck; back, scapulars, and secondaries 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 spotted 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, 121/2, 16.
Breeds from Texas to Nova Scotia, and the Fur Countries. Generally distributed in the United States. Eastern bases of Rocky Mountains. Extremely common. Resident in the Southern States.
Gold-winged Woodpecker, Picus auratus, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 45.
Picus auratus, Bonap. 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 Woodpecker.