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AVIFAUNA COLUMBIANA. 



one in the fall of 1880 at Falls Church, and has three specimens, bought 

 in market on the 9th of January, 1879, which had been shot in Maryland 

 near the District line. [432] 



137. (22.) Picas villosus Linn. Hairy Woodpecker. 



A permanent resident, but rare, and becoming more so as the timber 

 disappears. It was not at all common even twenty-live years ago. [138] 



138. (23.) Picus pubescens (Linn.) Downy Woodpecker. 



A permanent resident; formerly very abundant indeed, and still com- 

 mon. Now and then one still appears in the orchards and gardens, 



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F/|1M 



Fig. 62.— Head of Downy Woodpecker, nat. size. 



where there are trees, within the city limits; and plenty of fruit trees 

 riddled with the borings of the indefatigable "Sapsuckers" (as they are 

 wrongly called) are still standing in our midst. [410] 



139. (24.) Sphyropicus varius (Lin n.)Bd. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker; "Sap- 

 sucker." (Properly eo called.) 



A permanent resident; abundant, particularly in the fall. Frequents 



Fig. 63.— Head of Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 



chiefly high open woods, but often seen in thickets and tangle. It is fond 

 of berries and other fruits, particularly those of the sour gum. [446] 



