186 Catalogue of the Birds of Illinois. 



Genus Picoides, Lacepede. 



161. P. arcticHs (Sw.) Gray. Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker. A 

 rare winter visitant to extreme northern counties. 



Genus Sphyrapicus, Baird. 



162. S. varius (Linn.) Baird. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Winter 

 sojourner in southern portions; transient northward. Not a conspicuous or well- 

 known species, but, when distinguished, sometimes called the "Red-throated 

 Sapsucker," or, on account of its mournful, whining note, "Squealing Sap- 

 sucker." 



Genus Hylotomus, Baird. 



*163. H. inleatus (Linn.) Baird. Pileated Woodpecker. Resident, and 

 in many districts still abundant. Popularly known as the "Log Cock," "Black 

 Woodcock," or, and perhaps most frequently, as simply "Woodcock." 



Genus Centurus, Swainson. 



/ *164. C caroKmfs (Linn.) Bp. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Abundant res- 

 ident southward; rather rare summer sojourner northward. Its popular names 

 are " Checkered Woodpecker, " "Woodchuck," and "Chuck." 



Genus Melanerpes, Swainson. 



N/ *165. M. erythrocepJialus (Linn.) Sw. Red-headed Woodpecker. Resi- 

 dent; excessively abundant in heavily wooded bottoms of the southern counties, 

 in winter. 



Genus Colaptes, Swainson. 



/ tH-J *166. C. auratns (Linn.) Sw. Yellow-shafted Flicker. Resident. Has 

 numerous popular names, as " Yellow-hammer " (the most frequent), " Flicker," 

 "High-hole," " Wake-up," "Pigeon Woodpecker," &c. 



Order ANISODACTYL^. 



Family ALCEDINID^. — Kinglisliers. 



Genus Ceryle, Boie. 



*167. C. «?cyo?t (Linn.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher. Resident southward; 

 summer sojourner northward. 



Order COCCYGES. 



Family CUCULID^.— Cuckoos. 



Genus Coccyzus, Vieillot. 



.'^ *168. C. amencanits (Linn.) Bp. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Summer sojourner. 

 Commonly known as the " Rain Crow " or "Wood Pigeon." 



