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Fig. II. Reu-heaiiei> 

 Woodpecker. 



*Red-headed Woodpecker (Mchmcrpcs 

 crythvoccpJiaJus) . A summer resident of 

 local distribution and a not uncommon and 

 sometimes abundant migrant. Occasionally it 

 is found in winter. 



Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Ccntiirus carc'- 

 liiiiis). Eastern I'nited States breeding from 

 Florida to Virginia, and in the interior, to 

 Ontario and Southern Dakota ; occasionally 

 strays to Massachusetts ; winters from south- 

 ern Ohio southward. Giraud speaks of this 

 bird as breeding on Long Island, but it now 

 occurs here only rarely and irregularly. 



♦Flicker: High-hole; Clape (Colaptcs aiini- 

 tiis liitcits). Our commonest Woodpecker. It 

 is resident, but is much more common in the 

 summer than in the winter, and is particularly 

 numerous during its migrations in September 

 and October. 



Order MACROCHRIES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. 

 Family CAPRIMULGID.^l Goatsuckers. 



* Whip-poor-will (Antrostoiiiits I'ocifcnts). 

 In some localities near New York City the 

 Whip-poor-will is a common summer resident. 

 It arrives about ]\Iay i and leaves about Octo- 

 ber I. 



*Nighthawk (Cliordcilcs z'irgiiiianus) . The 

 Xighthawk is here a more or less common local 

 summer resident. Even in New York City, 

 where it has been known to lay eggs on the 

 house-top, its characteristic note, pcciit. pcciit, 

 uttered while it is coursing for food, is not in- 

 frequently heard. It arrives early in ]\Iay and 

 migrates southward in September and October, 

 sometimes occurring at this season in large 

 flocks. 

 Fig. 12. Xighthawk. 



Family MICROPODID.F:. Swifts. 



*Chimney Swift (Chatiira pclagica). An abundant summer resident, 

 ai riving the latter part of April and remaining until October. (See group, 

 second floor). 



