406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 4g inches 
Male and Female alike. Above, blue-black and white; whole 
head red. Below, throat and upper breast red; belly white; broad 
patch of white on the wings. 
Rare and local in Massachusetts. 
Note. A rolling note, similar to a tree toad’s 4er-ruck. 
Nest. Ina hole in a tree. 
Breeds. In New England, irregularly and locally. 
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