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species'* (Kuight) ; Piscatiiquis, "commou resideuf' (Homer) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "common fall aud spring"" (Spinue}') ; Somerset, "commou resi- 

 deuf (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washiugtoii, "abundant" Board- 

 man) ; York, "quite common"' (Adams). 



Genus PICOIDES Lacepede. 



178. (400). Picoides arcticus {Sicains.). Arctic Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. 



A rare summer resident of the extreme northern and eastern 

 counties, while it is a fairly common winter visitant throughout 

 nearly the entire state. 



County Eecords.— Androscoggin, "rare winter visitor" (Johnson); 

 Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fairfield"" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 

 Vol. 7, p. 150); Cumberland, "rare winter visitant" (Mead); Franklin, 

 "lare" (Kichards) ; Hancock, "in winter"' (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "verj' 

 rare"" (Powers) ; Knox, "migraut"" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "breeds rarely' 

 (Nash) ; Penobscot, "not uncommon in late fall and winter" (Knight) ; 

 Piscataquis, "common in winter" (Homer); Somerset, "one specimen 

 taken February 9, ISfl.o"" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "rare"" (Spratt) ; Washing- 

 ton, "not uncommon in winter, rare summer resident" (Boardman). 



179. (401). Picoides americanus BreJnn. American Three- 

 toed Woodpecker. 



An exceedingly rare resident of the Canadian fauna, and a rare 

 winter visitant elsewhere in the state. Reported as resident in two 

 counties only. 



County Eecords — Franklin, "rare resident"" (Richards) ; Kennebec, 

 "very rare"' (Powers) ; Oxford, "winter visitant" (Nash) ; Penobscot, 

 "very rare"" (Hardy); Piscataquis, "rare winter visitor" (Homer); Sag- 

 adahoc, "rare, two specimens only"' (Spinney) ; Washington, "not uncom- 

 mon, rare summer resident" (Boardman). 



Genus SPHYRAPICUS Baird. 



180. (402). Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsncker. 



A common summer resident of most parts of the state. It is 

 found from late March and early April to late in September. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "fairly common summer resident"" 

 (Johnson); Aroostook, "commonest AVoodpecker at Fort Fairfield"' 

 (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 150); Cumberland, "com- 

 mou summer resident"" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident"' 

 (Swain) ; Hancock, "common summer resident" (Knight) ; Kennebec, 



