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black , patch on breast; belly yellow; head 

 brown. A striking species of the Sierra Nevada 

 Mountains. 



53. Pileated Woodpecker ** Log-Cock ; " Ceo- 

 phlceus pileatus (Linn.). 



Immediately distinguishable from all other CaH- 

 fornia woodpeckers by its immense size and its 

 crest. General color brownish black or dark 

 slaty. Head crested with scarlet; the throat, 

 a double stripe on face and lining of wings white. 

 The red is much restricted in the female, being 

 confined upon the head to the crest, and the 

 characteristic red streak on the cheek of the 

 male being absent. An inhabitant of the 

 remoter mountain regions. Length about one 

 and a half feet. 



54. California Woodpecker; Melanerpes formi- 

 civorus bairdi Ridgw. 



Related to the red-headed woodpecker of the 

 eastern states, but colors very diiferent. General 

 color of back black, with glossy bluish luster. 

 Rump and belly white, the sides streaked with 

 black; a breast patch of black ending in a black 

 fringe on belly. Forehead white; chin black, 

 with a white patch encircling it, this generally 

 tinged with sulphur yellow. A crimson patch 

 on the top of the head restricted in the female. 

 A showy and abundant species. Length nine 

 inches. 



55. Lewis's Woodpecker; Mela?ierpes t or qua t us 

 (Wils.). 



Coloration peculiar. Size large. General color 

 greenish lustrous black. Head and face deep 



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