92 MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



163. Sphyrapicus varius varius (Linne). 

 Sapsucker; Carpintero. 



The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is the only migrant Woodpecker in 

 Cuba. It is common all winter in the lowlands and always seems more 

 shy than it is here with us. 



164. Xiphidiopicus percussus percussus (Temminck). 

 Cuban Green Woodpecker; Carpintero Verde or Taja. 



The native Green Woodpecker is really a common bird, though rather 

 retiring and seldom approaching habitations or cultivated lands. It is a 

 true woodland bird, climbing about among the heavy vines and creepers 

 which shroud so many large trees in Cuba as elsewhere in tropical America. 

 At times it also frequents the high mangroves near the shore. Its cry is a 

 sharp ta hd, not unlike that of the Sapsucker. It is somewhat gregarious, 

 and small companies of from three to five individuals are often seen in the 

 same tree. Its nesting habits are similar to those of other Woodpeckers. 



The Green Woodpecker of the Isle of Pines is a good, distinct race, 

 insulae-pinorum of Bangs. 





165. Centurus superciliaris superciliaris (Temminck). 

 Carpintero Jabado. 



A common, noisy bird, albeit a fine-looking one, not unlike our Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, but much larger and more conspicuously marked. 

 It is really destructive, and well deserves the enmity of every planter. 

 It digs big hollows in ripe oranges, cuts into plantains, and ruins maize 

 ripening on the ear. It is today far more common about orchards and 



