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71. Dryobates pubescens (Linn.). 

 DOWNY WOODPECKER. 



Above, black and white; beneath, ■white. Male with scarlet on nape. 

 Length, 6-7 inches. 



Common resident, Eaises 1 brood. Eggs 4-6, white. Nest 

 in a hole in a tree. Eggs laid about the first of June, Feeds 

 on insects and their larvae. Beneficial. Note, a clear, rattling 

 call, besides the "tattoo" which all woodpeckers delight to 

 beat on a dead limb. 



72. Picoides arcticus (Swains.). 

 ARCTIC THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. 



Above, shining black; beneath, white; sides, wings and tail, black and 

 white; male with bright orange-yellow patch on crown. Length, 9^ 

 inches. 



Very rare winter visitor. One instance. Mt. Nouotuck, 

 Easthampton ; William Street. Date? (^t?e Morris) . 



73. Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). 

 YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. SAPSUCKER. 



Black and white, tinged with yellow especially on the belly; top of 

 head, and in the male, throat, bright red. Length, 8-9 inches. 



Rare visitor during the migrations, in April and October. 

 Feeds largely on sap. Injurious. 



74. Ceophlceus pileatus (Linn.). 



PILEATED WOODPECKER. LOGCOCK. 



Black; throat, sides of neck and basal part of wings, white; part of 

 crown, red. Length, 17 inches. 



Like the passenger pigeon, probably exterminated in Hamp- 

 shire county, though it formerly occurred occasionally and may 

 have been a resident. 



75. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). 



RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 



Head, red ; rump, secondaries and belly white : elsewhere, blue-black. 

 Length, 10 inches. 



