The OoLOGiST. 



Vol. XXV. No. 5. 



Albion, N. Y. May, 1908. 



Whole No. 250 



THE OOLOGIST, 



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Pileated Woodpecker. 



In April, 1907 while vvalldng through 

 the wood of North Boston Erie Co., X. 

 Y., we discovered the trunk of a beech 

 tree, about ten feet high, which bore 

 the unmistakable evidence of having 

 been the object of attack of a power- 



ful bird. On investigation, it was 

 found that the tree had been excavat- 

 ed and cut away in several places, 

 forming hollows more than a foot 

 deep. At the foot of the tree was 

 heaped a mound of chips of the wood, 

 some of which were of considerable 

 size. 



A work of this kind was obviously 

 beyond the reach of any of the com- 

 mon woodpeckers, and it w'as, there- 

 fore, evident that it had been done by 

 the Pileated Woodpecker, a bird 

 which is extremely rare in this local- 

 ity. Shortly after the discovery of 

 the tree the birds were seen. The 

 male was heard calling in the woods 

 a short distance away and Identified, 

 but unfortunately a working train was 

 on a side-track of a railroad, and on 

 Sundays the Italians were out shoot- 

 ing at every bird they came across. 

 The Pileated Woodpeckers were un- 

 doubtedly shot. The bird is very 

 large, about 18 inches long and more 

 than two feet from tip to tip of wing. 

 The general color is a dull black, the 

 side of the neck and breast being 

 white, with a slight yellow tinge. The 

 conspicuous feature is the red crest 

 which stands up boldly on the top of 

 the head. This bird, while compara- 

 tively common at one time through- 

 out the northern hemisphere, is one 

 of the first to disappear with the 

 clearing away of the forests in ad- 

 vance of civilization. 



The woodpeckers are a very inter- 

 esting family of birds, presenting a 

 number of features in common, among 

 which are the hard powerful bills, 

 capable of cutting away very solid 



