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15. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). 



I have observed this species only in March, April and May, 

 the earliest record being March 25, and the latest May 2. It 

 probably breeds. Ko record of it has yet been obtained. 



16. Hairy Woodpecker (Dryohates villosus auduboni). 

 This bird is not at all uncommon around Chapel Hill. I 



have seen it in i^ovember, December, January, April, and May. 

 The latest spring record was May 27. It breeds here without 

 doubt. 



17. Downy Woodpecker {Dryohates puhescens). 



This is the smallest and most abundant woodpecker at 

 Chapel Hill. It was seen in all months of the year. I met with 

 it most frequently in February. In the middle of this month 

 it starts its loud drumming, which is the mating-call 



18. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryohates horealis). 



The woodpecker has not been recorded for Chapel Hill by 

 earlier observers. I found it a not uncommon bird in Battle's 

 Park and other neighboring woods. This species was seen by 

 me five times in the months of March and April, 1909, the 

 latest being on April 17. The Red-cocaded Woodpecker was 

 usually observed in numbers ranging from two to six. 



19. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius varius). 

 This common migrant woodpecker occurs here. The average 



date of its arrival was October 16. The earliest were on Octo- 

 11 in 1907 and 1911. The latest time at which it was seen in 

 the spring was on April 26 in 1911. It was noted in all the 

 intervening months except November, but was most abundant 

 from January 15 to February 15. 



20. Pileated Woodpecker {Pliloeotomus pileatus pileatus). 

 This large bird was seen on four occasions, the dates being 



ISTovember 28, 1907, January 9, January 22, February 20, 

 1909. On three of these occasions it was found in the forest 

 several miles south-east of the campus. Only one individual 

 was seen at any one time. 



