RED-CRESTED WOODPECKER 9 
nest, but the bird seemed indifferent to such a mild 
attack, and would even sit still while a hundred 
horses and mares rushed about the corral or hurled 
themselves against the sides of it. In another case I 
had worked with hammer and chisel for half-an-hour, 
cutting a hole on a level with the bottom of a nest, 
when the female first demonstrated her presence by 
flying out almost into my face. This last nest con- 
tained four (considerably incubated) eggs, which I 
took. Happening to pass the spot a fortnight after, 
I inspected the hole and was surprised to find that it 
had been deepened and another five eggs laid, while 
the entrance I had cut was the one now used by the 
birds. The nest was again resorted to the following 
year and a brood hatched out, but since then a pair 
of Wrens have occupied the place to the exclusion 
of the rightful owners.” 
The eggs are white, four or five in number, pear- 
shaped, and with polished shells. 
White obtained specimens of this Woodpecker in 
Catamarca, and Mr. Barrows found it resident in 
Entrerios. The latter tells us it is ‘‘ abundant in the 
woods everywhere, and conspicuous for its activity, 
bright colours, and large size,’ 
