Vol. XXIII, pp. 173-174 December 29, l9IO
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
TWO NEW WOODPECKERS FROM THE ISLE OF PINES,
WEST INDIES.
OUTRAM BxlNGS.
When in 1905 (American Naturalist, Vol. XXXIX, No.
460, pp. 179-215) Mr. W. R. Zappey and I published an
account of the birds of the Isle of Pines, based mostly upon a
collection made there the previous year by him, we were aware
that the red-bellied woodpecker of the island was not quite the
same as that of Cuba; but on account of lack of material for
comparison, we did not note any differences in the green wood-
pecker.
Since then the bringing togetber of large series of skins has
shown that both the woodpeckers of the island are well differ-
entiated subspecies; and Mr. Ridgway has urged me to describe
them in time to appear in tbe forthcoming part of his great
work, generously refusing to do so himself.
They may be known l)y tbe following sbort diagnoses:
Centurus superciliaris murceus subsp. nov.
Type from San Juan, Is^le of Piue.s (near Cuba), adult cJ*, No. 13,2()0.
Bangs coll. Now in Museum of Comparative Zoology. Collected I\lay
2, 1H04, by \V. R.— Zappey.Characters. Similar to C. aiiiicrcillarli^ sitperriliarlti (Temm. ) of Cuba,
Imt decidedly smaller; mider parts much paler and decidedly less
yellowish.
Measttre77wnts.—Type, adult d". ^Ving, 138; tail, 94.5; tarsus, :;;>;
culmen, ;U>. Adult $ No., 13,2();5. Wing, V.VJJi; tail, l»i); tarsus, 24;
culmen, 35.
Xiphidiopicus percussus insulse=pinorum subsp. nov.
Tupe from Santa Fe, Isle of Pines (near Cuba), adult c?. No. 13,480,
Bangs coll. Now in Museum of Comparative Zoology. Collected April
18, 1904, by W. R. Zappey.
41—Proc. Bioi,. Soc. Wash., Vol. XXIII, 1910. (173)
174 Bangs—Two New Woodpeckers from the Me of Fines.
Charncters.—Similar to X. percussus percussits (Temni.) of Cn])a, but
sixiftiler; coloration paler, especialjj^ l)elow; under parts more narrowly
and less distinctly streaked, the streaks less blackish, more grayish; red
Oi foreneck more restricted; auricular stripe lighter gray and rather
narrower.
Measurements.—Type, adult ij*. Wing, 105; tail, 78.5; tarsus, 22; cul-
men, 2:1.5. Adult 9, No. 13,479. Wing, 10(i; tail, 84.5; tarsus. 20.5;
culmen, 21.