Not figured.
Bill shorter than the head, slender; fourth toe considerably longer
than third, fifth quill longest; black above, with a scarlet occipital
band, brownish-white beneath; spotted with white, and in all respects
as to colour like the last species, only the spots on the wings are
much smaller, and the patch of red brocade; the toes and bill larger.
Length, 6-8/12; wing, 3-10/12.
Columbia River.
Gairdner's Woodpecker, Picus Gairdnerii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v.
p. 317.