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Sbutli Carolina state line through Wilson to the northeastern part 

 of the State. Thus, as a breeding bird, it covers the entire Coastal 

 Plain and the eastern section of the Piedmont. 



In the following account wing measurements are given in paren- 

 theses for each record. A male (wing 87.2 mm.) was taken 11 miles 

 east of Wadesboro, May 29, and a female (88.8 mm.) 7 miles south- 

 east of Rockingham, May 31. A female (89.9 mm.) comes from 3 

 miles west of Roseboro, May 6. A male (90.6 mm.) was taken 3 miles 

 west of Clinton May 1, and another male (88.9) 6 miles west in the 

 Great Cohaire Swamp, May 6. The first is a little large, showing 

 an approach toward medmnus. There is also before me a female 

 (89.8 mm.) from Wilson secured on November 24, 1923. A male 

 (90.2 mm.) from 6 miles northwest of Greenville, November 8, is a 

 little large. A male (88.9 mm.) and a female (89.8 mm.) were shot 

 7 miles west of Bethel on October 30, and a female (89.6 mm.) 3 miles 

 west, November 1. A male (88.0 mm.), shot April 17, and a female 

 (88.8 mm) taken April 21, come from the Dismal Swamp area 7 

 miles west of South Mills. It will be recalled that one larger bird, 

 possibly a migrant, from here is listed as nvedianus. Near Engel- 

 hard a male (86.5 mm.) and two females (90.6 and 87.9 mm.) were 

 taken on October 13 and 16. One of the females shows approach in 

 size to medianu^. Near Bath on January 16, 1929, 1 collected a male 

 (85.1 mm.) and a female (86.5 mm.) at the mouth of Mixon Creek, 

 and on January 13, 1930, a male (87.3 mm.) at the mouth of Duck 

 Creek. Perry go secured two females (both with the wing 87.2 mm.) 

 near Williston on November 17 and 21, and a female (86.5 mm.) 6 

 miles north of Southport on May 15. 



It may be expected that migrants of medianus will invade this area 

 outside the breeding season. 



DRTOBATES BOREALIS BOREAUS (Vieillot) : Northern Red-Cockaded Woodpecker 



In the eastern section of North Carolina this woodpecker is locally 

 common, though it is absent from many localities. It is a quiet 

 bird that may be overlooked by one not familiar with it. 



There is one old specimen at hand without date marked as taken 

 by Rev. M. A. Curtis at Raleigh. Perrygo secured two 7 miles 

 southeast of Rockingham, May 30 and June 1, and three 6 and 7 

 miles northeast of Greenville, November 7 and 8. On January 15, 

 1930, I collected a pair at the mouth of Duck Creek on the Pamlico 

 River near Bath. On October 13, Perrygo shot two near Engelhard, 

 a locality where the birds were fairly common, and secured three at 

 North Harlowe on November 20. There is an old specimen in the 

 National Museum taken by Elliott Coues at Fort Macon on November 

 1, 1870. Specimens were secured by Perrygo near Southport on 

 May 15 and 16. 



