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I have only met with them three times, in spring and fall, when they were very shy, silent, 

 and retiring, remaining among the dense tops of the dark forest trees. Whether it resides 

 and breeds in the Territory I have had no chance of observing. C. 



I have seen but one specimen of this species. It is, probably, for the most part, confined to 

 the close vicinity of the coast. S. 



HYLATOMUS PILEATUS, Baird. 



Black Wood Cock; Log Cock. 



Picus pileatus, LINN. Sys. Nat. I, 1766, 173. VIKILLOT, Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 58; pi. ex. WILSON, Am. Orn. IV, 

 1811, 27; pi. xxix, f. 2. WAGLER, Syst. Av. 1827, No. 2. AUD. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 74: V, 533; 

 pi. 111. IB. Birds Am. IV, 1842, 266; pi. 257. 



Picus (Dryolomw) pileatus, Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 304. 



Dryotomus pileatus, Bp. List. 1838. 



Dryocopus pileatus, BONAP. Consp. Av. 1850, 132. 



Dryopicus pileatus, BON. Consp. Zyg. Aten. Ital 1854, 8. 



Hylatomus pileatus, BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Birds, p. 107. 



SP. CH. Fourth and fifth quills equal and longest ; third intermediate between sixth and seventh. Bill blue black. 

 General color of body, wings, and tail dull greenish black. A narrow white streak from just above the eye to the occiput ; 

 a wider one from the nostril feathers (inclusive) under the eye and along the side of the head and neck ; sides of the breast, 

 (concealed by the wing,) axillavies, and under wing coverts, and concealed bases of all the quills, with chin and beneath the 

 head, white, tinged with sulphur yellow. Entire crown from the base of the bill to a well-developed occipital crest, as also 

 a patch on the ramus of the lower jaw, scarlet red. A few faint white crescents on the sides of the body and on the abdomen. 

 Length, about 18 inches ; extent, 29 ; wing, 9. Bill bluish dusky, paler below. 



Female without the red on the cheek, and the anterior half of that on the top of the head replaced by black. 



Hob. North America from Atlantic to Pacific. 



The pileated woodpecker, or &quot;log cock,&quot; is an abundant and constant resident in the forests 

 of the Territory. Early in April I discovered a pair on Whitby s island, burrowing out a hole 

 for their nest in a dead trunk about 30 feet from the ground. They worked alternately, and 

 were very watchful, keeping perfectly silent while they heard any noise near by. I only found 

 the place by noticing chips on the bushes below, and, after watching silently for some time, 

 one of them began to work, now and then protruding its bill full of chips, and, after cautiously 

 looking round, dropping them. 



Their shy and retiring habits are in strong contrast with those of the flicker, which often 

 builds near dwellings and is much more familiar. Their loud call is, however, quite similar. C. 



The log cock is abundant in the vicinity of Fort Steilacoom during summer. S. 



MELANERPES TORQUATUS, Bonap. 



Woodpecker. 



Pints (orqualus, WILSON, Am. Orn. Ill, 1811, 31; pi. xx. WAGLER, Syst. Av. 1827, No. 82. AUD. Orn. Biog. V, 



1839, 176 ; pi. 416. IB. Birds Amer. IV, 1842, 180; pi. 272. 

 Melanerpet torquatus, BP. Consp. 1850, 115. HEERMANN, J. A. N. Sc. Phil. 2d ser. II, 1853, 270. NEWBERRY, Zool. 



Cal. & Or. Route, 90; in P. R. R. Surv. VI, 1857. BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Birds, p. 115. 

 Picus montanus, ORD. in Guthrie s Geog. 2d Am. ed. II, 1815, 316. 



SP. CH. Feathers on the under parts bristle-like. Fourth quill longest ; then third and fifth. Above dark glossy green. 

 Breast, lower part of the neck and a narrow collar all round hoary grayish white. Around the base of the bill and sides of 

 the head to behind the eyes, dark crimson. Belly blood red, streaked finely with hoary whitish. Wings and tail entirely 



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