260 BoLLES on the Tello-w-bellied Woodpecker. [J">y 



10.45. Young comes. 



10.47. Male goes to another tree, undnlled and begins drilling. Young 

 dips in 40 drills. 



10.48. Hummer comes. Young drives it off. 



10.50. Young stands on cups and dips in a few holes many times. 

 10.53. Still dipping from same holes. 



10.57. Still dipping at intervals. 



10.58. Male comes, nervous, drills. 



10.59. Young tries to drill, four feet above drills. 

 II.03. Male and joung both drilling. 



11.06. Male dips, goes out on limb. 



II. 10. Young dips. 



1 1. 15. Male dips, goes back on limb, flies east. 



1 1. 16. Young dips from cup No. 3 and from new holes. 



11. 17. Young digging in old holes. 



1 1. 19. Young dips from holes and dips twice in cup No. 3. 



11.20. Goes on limb. 



11.22. Dips from holes just made by male. 

 II. 25-1 1.30. Still dipping at intervals. 



11.32. Male comes from east. Young goes. 



11.33. Male drills. 



11.35. Looks at cup. Goes out on limb. 



11.37. Catches insect on wing, brings it to the tree, crowds it into hole, 

 and eats it piece-meal. 



11.38. Female comes. Goes direct to cup No. i and dips 4 times. 

 11.40. Female dips in new hole and drills one. 



11.47. New hole done, after 6^ minutes hard chiselling. 



11.49. She catches insect on the wing, puts it in a hole and eats it. 



11.50. Hear a Hummer. 

 11.52. Female drills. 



11.55. Dips, goes on limb, wipes beak and preens. 



12 noon. Female completes toilet, dips and flies away. 



12.05-12. 10 I examine tree. What appeared to be drilling new holes was 

 mainly clearing dry wood from existing drills and running several 

 drills into one large one. The drills are always lower at the back 

 next the wood than at the front, thus forming cups for the sap to 

 collect in. The holes begun by the young did not reach the cam- 

 bium layer. I find no insects in sap or syrup. 



12.23. Female comes from north, dips, pecks and preens. 



12.37. On limb preening. 



12.30. Still there. I go home for dinner. 

 2.30. Return. Young in tree. I climb, he flies. I place a flame-colored 

 nasturtium above cup No. i. 



2.37. Female comes, dips in new holes. 



2.38. Sees nasturtium — petrified by astonishment. 



3.39. Hitches towards flower, and touches it three times, with her bill. 

 Satisfied, dips. 



