14 Birds of Canada. 
white, beneath ; quills, spotted with white ; top 
of the head, spotted with white; the crown of 
the male, with a yellow patch. Nests, ina stump 
or decayed tree ; eggs, four, creamy-white. 
flylatomus pileatus—The Pileated Woodpecker. 
This beautiful woodpecker is seldom seen in 
the settled portions of Canada, although it is 
frequently met with in the interior. It is the 
largest and most powerful of the woodpecker 
family. General color of body, wings, and tail, 
greenish-black ; a narrow white streak just above 
the eye to the occiput; crown of head, bright 
red. Length, eighteen inches. Nests, in a hole 
in a tree or stub; eggs, five in number, pure white. 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 
Melanerpes erythrocephalus—The Red-headed 
| Woodpecker. 
This bird is one of our regular visitors. It 
