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KEY ASD DESCRIPTION 



times black. This migratory woodpecker is a uoisy bird dur- 

 ing the breeding season in the north, but during the rest of 

 the year is sehlom seen ; it lives in the densely foliaged 

 trees and is seldom heard, as its notes are very weak. This 

 bird, as its name indicates, feeds mainly on the juices of trees, 

 and so probably does more harm than good. 



Length, 8|^; wing, 4f (4»-6J) ; tail, 3|; cuhiien, 1. Eastern Nortli 

 America; breeding from Massachusetts nortliward, and wintering from 

 Virginia to Central America. 



9. Pileated Woodpecker (405. Ceophlmus pilehtus). — A large, 

 southern, red-crested, black-bodied, dark-billed woodpecker, 

 with the sides of the head and the neck 

 mainly white. When flying, much white 

 can be seen on the wings, as the basal 

 li;df of the feathers is white. The female 

 lacks red on the fore part of the crown. 

 While most woodpeckers have an undu- 

 lating flight, this one moves in a direct 

 course. This bird was formerlv distrib- 

 uted generally over the wooded regions 

 of North America, but is now becoming 

 very rare except in the wilder sections. 

 (Logcock.) 



Length, 13-19 ; wing, 9 (8-10) ; tail, 7 ; cul- 

 men, 1|-2J. North America; very rare in the 

 •settled portions of the Eastern States. 



10. Red-headed Woodpecker (406. Mela- 

 iii'rpes ei\>/tlirun'j)hahii<). — A common, me- 

 dium-sized, black-backed, white-rumped, 

 white-bellied woodpecker, with the whole head and neck bright 

 red. The secondary quills are white, forming a large white 

 wing patch. The young has a grayish-brown head and neck, 

 more or less mixed with brownish, and the back and wings 

 are somewhat barred. It is a noisy, active bird, with ability 

 to resist the most extreme cold of the Northern States in 

 winter, if food is abundant. 



Pileated Woodpecker 



