PLATE VII.—YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. YELLOW- 
BELLIED SAPSUCKER. 
Sphyrapicus varius. 
Crown crimson, inclosed by a half-moon of black, and that similarly 
bordered for most of its circumference by a band of yellowish-white ; 
back mottled with black and yellowish-white ; sides of head yellowish- 
white, cut by a black streak which passes through the eye ; throat and 
upper-breast black, with a large crimson patch on chin ; remainder of 
under-parts yellowish-white, marked on the sides with brown ; wings 
black, much barred, spotted and tipped with white; tail black, with a 
white streak down the centre, wedge-shaped, the feathers pointed and 
some of them bordered with white ; bill and feet dark. Length, 8.55 
inches. 
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is represented here at all times of the year ; but only 
during Spring and Fall is it present in any considerable force. 
Dr. Coues writes : ‘‘ Birds of this remarkable genus feed much upon fruits as well as 
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