PERMANENT GROUP BLACK LIST 9 1 



244. FLICKER. 



Olive-brown Cinnamon, black, whitish, spotted. 



i2]4. Above, black-barred; black crescent on breast ; 

 scarlet crescent on nape ; see 252. 



245. RED-BELLiED WOODPECKER. 



Scarlet, black, white Whitish, reddish. 



9/^-io. Red eye ; sides of head, whitish ; entire crown 

 and nape, scarlet ; otherwise, above, finely banded with 

 black and white ; below, whitish, reddening on abdomen ; 

 ? has only nape scarlet. 



Southerly ; casually in Conn, and northward ; rare winter bird in 

 N.J. 



246. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 



Crimson, blue-black, white. 



9>^. Whole head and neck, crimson ; back (except white 

 rump), wings (except large white area), and tail, rich black ; 

 rest, above and below, with aforesaid wing-area, white. 



Seldom north of Mass. ; not found in N. J. in winter ; nest, in tree- 

 hole ; eggs, 4-6, white. 



247. HAIRY WOODPECKER. 



Black, white White. 



9-9)^. Head, black, with white stripes ; scarlet band on 



nape ; back, wings, and tail, black and white ; 9 , without 



scarlet band. 



Breeds north of Mass.; more abundant in winter ; " quite plenti- 

 ful" in Pa., also found in N. J. ; nest and eggs, as in other wood- 

 peckers. 



