393. Dryobates villosus 
HAIRY WOODPECKER. 9 1-2 inches 
Male. Above black and white spotted; white down the middle 
of the back, above and below the eye and the outer tail 
feathers; red patch on back of the head. Below white. 
Female. Similar, but without the red patch. 
A bird fond of the deep woods. Resident in Massachusetts 
through the year. 
Note. | Chink, like noise of a chisel in drilling. 
Nest. Ina hole in a tree. 
Breeds. Throughout New England, sparingly in the southern 
part. 
