1908] BIRDS. 



Geog. Dist. North America, from the Arctic Ocean to Panama. 

 W. Ya. Dist. Common along all streams. 



Nest In a hole in a bank, about six feet from the entrance. Has 

 been found nesting many places in West Virginia. 

 Food Fish. 



393. Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus). A pair of these 

 common woodpeckers show this species to good advantage. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern United States, from the Carolinas north- 

 ward. 



W. Ya. Dist. Dr. Rives found this bird not uncommon in the 

 great " Spruce belt'' (AUK, 1898, p. 131). Common throughout 

 our state. 



Nest Jacobs found this bird with youtg in Monongalia Co. 

 Common breeder. 



Food Tree-haunting insects. 



394. Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). These twi> 

 specimens will enable any observer to distinguish between the male 

 and the female of this common species. As may be noted, the male 

 has the red nape, but the female, similar in other markings, is 

 without the scarlet nape. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, from Labrador to Florida. 



W. Ya. Dist. Yery common in most parts of this state. Dr. 

 Rives observed this species but once or twice while on his visit to 

 the West Yirginia spruce b<?lt. I have not found it very common in 

 the mountainous section of West Yirginia, though it is so generally 

 distributed elsewhere in the state. 



Nest In holes in trees. Eggs, four to six. A common breeder 

 in W. Ya. 



Food Tree-haunting insects. Feeds some times on the pupa 

 of the codling moth. The Downy is a very useful bird. 



395. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates borcalis}. One fe- 

 male. This is an exceedingly interesting specimen. Look up this 

 species. 



Geog. Dist. "BoredUs", the specific name of this bird is a 

 misnomer. It is not a northern bird, but is found only in the south- 

 ern part of the United States. 



W. Ya. Dist. Yery rare. 



Nest "In the higher part of a pine tree" (Chapman). 



Food Insects that frequent pine woods. 



