PLATE VI.—HAIRY WOODPECKER. 
Dryobates villosus. 
Head black, with a white streak under and one over the eye, and 
with a scarlet band on the crown; back black, with a white stripe down 
the centre—‘‘the feathers composing this stripe are loose and unwebbed, 
resembling hairs; beneath white ; wings black, much spotted with 
white; tail black, the two outer pairs of feathers white ; bill and legs 
black. Length, 9.40 inches. 
Resident. Flight undulatory. Nests in a hole which it has dug in a tree situated 
commonly in the woods. Its call is a harsh scream. 
Closely resembling the Hairy Woodpecker in appearance and habits, but smaller, is 
the Downy Wooppecker (Dryobates pubescens ). 
A peculiarity of this bird, sufficient to prevent confounding it with the preceding, is, 
that its white outer tail-feathers are barred with black. 
