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neck ash; a scarlet stripe across the neck; sides of head, throat and breast 

 !>rown; black cheek spots, which are wanting in the female. Under parts 

 ure cream yellow and spotted with black. L., 12.00; W., 6.00; T., 4.25. 

 Range. North America, west to the Rocky Mountains and Alaska. 



RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) . Back, wings 

 and tail blue black; under parts, secondaries, upper tail coverts and ends 

 of outer tail feathers white; head, neck and fore breast crimson. The 

 immature bird has a grayish brown- head, and secondaries barred with 

 black. L., 9.75; W., 5.50; T., 3.30. Range. United States, west to Rocky 

 Mountains. 



