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the head, where the feathers are lengthened to form an occipital crest; 

 neck pale grayish brown; a narrow black, white and ochraceous line down 

 the middle of the fore neck; feathers of the lower fore neck narrow and 

 much lengthened, whitish with sometimes black streaks; back, wing 

 coverts and tail slaty gray; the scapulars paler, narrow and much length- 

 ened ; bend of the wing chestnut rufous ; a patch of black and white feathers 

 on the side of the breast; breast and belly streaked with black and white, 

 and sometimes pale rufous; feathers on legs dull rufous; legs and feet 

 black; upper mandible olive yellow; the culmen blackish; lower mandible 

 yellow; lores blue." (Chapman.) L., 45.00; W., 19.00. Varies much in 

 size. Range. North America. 



LITTLE BLUE HERON (Ardea cwrulca) . Head and neck dull chestnut; 

 the rest of plumage dark slaty blue; legs yellow. Young for two years are 

 white. L., 22.00; W., 10.50. Range. From Illinois to South America. 



A QUARTET OF WOODLAND DRUMMERS 



DOWNY WOODPECKER (Dryobates pubescens) . Back, wings and tail 

 black; middle of back and outer tail feathers white, the latter barred 

 with black; wings and wing coverts spotted with white; under parts white, 

 and a white stripe below the eye. The male has a small red bar across 

 the nape. L., 6.75; W., 3.75; T., 2.50. Range. North America, west to 

 the Plains and south to the Gulf of Mexico. 



YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Sphyrapicus variusj. M. Back barred 

 with black and yellowish white; wings spotted with white, coverts mostly 

 white; tail black, outer feathers having white margins; white line below 

 eye, crown and throat bright red, breast black, belly pale yellow. Fe. Has 

 the throat white. L., 8.50; W., 4.80; T., 3.20. Range. Eastern North 

 America, breeding from Massachusetts northward. In winter it is spread 

 through the Southern States, the West Indies, Mexico and Costa Rica. 



FLICKER (Colaptes auratus) . Back and wing coverts brownish gray, 

 barred with black; rump white; primaries black outside, but shafts 

 beneath are yellow; tail black above and yellow beneath; upper tail 

 coverts streaked with white and black. Top of head and sides and back of 



