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ton, and carried it into the city ; this bird was slightly wounded in 

 one of its wings. This was in the thirties of the present century. 

 In a paper by Cones and Yarrow on the Natural History of Fort 

 Macon, published in 1876, they say : " Information was received 

 from an apparently good source of the occurrence of this species, 

 whose appearance was described with tolerable exactness, but the 

 statement is given for what it is worth, no specimen having been 

 seen." May possibly be found in some of the deep swamps of 

 the south-eastern part of the State at the present time. 



146. Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobatesvillosns. (Linn.) 

 Rather rare resident in the western section. A few breed on the 



higher mountains. 



147. Southern Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosns audo- 

 honii. (Swains ) 



Generally distributed ; common resident throughout the State. 

 Breeds ; have taken eggs in Bertie County. 



148. Southern Downy Woodpecker. Dryobates fubescens. 

 (Linn.) 



Common resident in all sections, breeding 



149. Downy Woodpecker. Dryobates pubcscens mediamis. 

 (Linn.) 



A resident of the higher mountains, probably breeding. 



150. Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Dryobates borealis. (Veill.) 

 Tolerably common resident in the east, more numerous some 



seasons than others ; one female taken by Brimley at Raleigh, 

 April 22, 1 89 1. Breeds in the eastern section, several sets have 

 been taken by R. P. Smithwick, one of which is at present in my 

 collection. 



151. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Sfhraficusvarins. 

 (Linn.) 



Tolerably common winter visitor in the middle sections ; resi- 

 dent in the western section, breeding on the higher mountains. 



152. PiLEATED Woodpecker. Ceo fhloeus file atus. (Linn.) 

 Resident in all portions ; common in the east, rarer westward. 



Breeds, probably, in all sections ; eggs have been taken by Cairns, 

 and I have frequently seen nests in the eastern section. 



153. Red-headed Woodpecker. Melanerfes erythrocefhalus. 

 (Linn.) 



Tolerably common resident in all portions. I have found it 

 breeding in the east, and Cairns has taken eggs in the west. 



154. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerfes caroUnus. (Linn.) 

 Irregular resident in all portions ; sometimes common, at others 



rare. Breeds on Craggy mountains. 



