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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No, 24. 



YELLOW BELLIED WOODPECKER. 



Genus; Spliyrapicus. Species: S. varius. 



Distribution : 



A sprincj and fall migrant in southern, but breeding com- 

 monly in northern New England. One record of wintering 

 near Boston. 



Date of Arrival: ]\Iiddle of April, passing through. 



Date of Departure: October. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish yellow, black marked, wings and tail 

 black, white marked ; under parts yellowish, flanks blac^k 

 marked, crown scarlet, throat in male scarlet, in female white, 

 scarlet black bordered. Bill and feet black. Length about 

 8.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A mewing cry. 

 Haunts: 



Woodland, especially apple and birch growth. 



