RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 



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RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 



Red-headed Woodpecker: Mdanerpcs crytJiroceph- 



aliis. 

 Length 9^2 inches. 



Head, neck and upper breast crimson-red. 

 Upper back, wings and tail bkiish-black. 

 Lower back, under parts, and a broad stripe across the 

 wings, white. 



Young, gray where aduUs are red. 



An uncommon summer and rare winter resident. 



In '' Birds in the Bnsh," Bradford Torrey writes of 

 the Red-headed Woodpecker: ''This showy bird has 



