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seem to be true villosus and it is more than probable that many of the 

 references under leucomelas should go here. 



393a. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 



Dryobates villosus leucomelas (Bodd.) Ridgw. 1885. 



Reported from the Hudson bay region by several observers. It is 

 likely that this bird ranges throughout the wooded portion of the 

 region. {Preble.)' Tolerably common in Newfoundland as a resident. 

 {Reeks.) Fairly common along the Humber river, Newfoundland. 

 (L. H. Porter.) Resident in southern portions of Labrador; pro- 

 bably does not occur north of the "height of land." {Packard.) 

 Observed all along the Moose river to Moose Factory, James bay. 

 None seen further north in Ungava in 1896. {Spreadbo rough.) 

 York Factory, Hudson bay. {Dr. R. Bell.) Taken at Fort Churchill 

 Hudson bay. {Clarke.) 



Common resident in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) Common resident 

 at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, N.S. (C R. Harte.) Summer 

 resident, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island. {Macoun.) 

 Abundant throughout the year in New Brunswick. {Chamberlain.) 

 Permanent resident; breeds; rather common, York county, N.B. 

 {W. H. Moore.) Uncommon in the valley of the Restigouche, N.B. 

 {Brittain & Cox.) One specimen seen on Grindstone island, Mag- 

 dalen islands. {Bishop.) Taken at Beauport; a common resident 

 in Quebec. {Dionne.) A transient and scarce visitant in the 

 vicinity of Montreal. I do not think this species breeds in the 

 vicinity of Montreal, as I have only seen it in the months of October 

 and November. {Wintle.) A common resident around Ottawa. 

 {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) A resident, though not an abundant 

 species throughout Ontario; more abundant at the north. {Mc- 

 Ilwraith.) Fairly abundant at Whitney on the Parry Sound rail- 

 way during December, 1898. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Common and 

 breeding in the Algonquin park, Ontario, July, 1900. {Spread- 

 borough.) 



A common resident in Manitoba in the poplar forest. {E. T. Seton) 

 Common at Aweme, Man., more so in winter than in summer. 

 Found wherever there are trees. The food in winter consists mostly 

 of wood-borers. {Criddle.) An abundant species in Manitoba and 

 observed in 1906 as far west as Edmonton, Alta. {Atkinson.) 



