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oue -^as seen near Murpliy's at an elevationof abont 3,000 feet, the low- 

 est point at whicli I have observed it. 



It breeds in low stnmps, fallen and standing trees, rarely more tlian 

 fifteen feet from the ground, often but three or four. When chasing 

 one another around the trunks or through the branches ot trees, then- 

 cry is u^ick-wick-wick-wick-wick-wick," syllable rapidly following syl- 

 lable. However, they do not often indulge in play. 



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120. Picoides arcticus. (Swains. ).-i?/«cA--6«cM Threc-focd Woodpeclccr. 



In the tall of 1S77 I shot one of these birds at Soda Springs and one 

 at Summit Meadows. It was very rare at both places. I have not seen 

 it at Big Trees, nor below that altitude. 



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*121. Sphyropicus varius, ,:(. ruber, (Gmcl. ).~Bed-hrcasted Woodpedccv. 



Next to P. alhoJarvatus, this is the most common Woodpecker at Big 

 Trees in suuimer. I also found it common at Soda Springs m fall, and 

 shot two voung birds, which were probably hatched there. It is a 

 rather rare winter sojourner at Marysville and Murphy's. 



Murphy's. 

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) Winter and 

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July — , 1878 



122. Sphyropicus thyroideus, {Ca&s.).-Blac1c-l)reasted Woodpecker. 



I saw five or six of these birds at Soda Springs ui the fall of 1877, and 

 in December of the same year shot oue at Murphy's (altitude about 2,400 

 feet). These are all I have recognized. 



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*123. Hylotomus pileatus, (Lhm.). -Pileatcd Woodpecker. 



This bird is often seen at Big Trees in summer, and some years a^^o I 

 observed that it was quite common in the Coast Eange of mountains on 

 the North Fork of Eel River in Mendocino County. It does not appear 

 to be abundant in any part of Central California. 



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