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[194.] Picoides aniericanus. AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOOD- 

 PECKER. Very rare or accidental winter visitor. A recent record 

 is Lynn, winter of 1 860-61 (Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VIII, 

 April, 1883, 122) three specimens, two of them previously re- 

 corded (Allen, Am. Nat, III, 18$, 572). 



*195. Sphyrapicus varius. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. 

 Not very common in spring and fall ; found occasionally in sum- 

 mer, and a few probably breed, more especially in Berkshire 

 County, where birds with young were found by Mr. Brewster in 

 June, 1883 (Auk, I, Jan. 1884, 12). Marked also as breeding by 

 Dr. Emmons. 



*196. Ceophlceus pileatus. PILEATED WOODPECKER. - 

 Nearly or quite extirpated from most parts of the State, but still 

 more or less frequent in Berkshire County, and of occasional 

 occurrence in other well wooded portions of the State. A recent 

 record for the eastern part of the State is Boston Highlands, July 

 20, 1883 (Bracket, Journ. Boston Zool. Soc., Ill, 1884, 17). On 

 its occurrence in Berkshire County see Brewster, Auk, I, Jan. 

 1884, 9, 12. 



*197. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. RED-HEADED WOOD- 

 PECKER. Rare summer resident, occasionally breeding. Most 

 frequently observed in fall, and usually in immature plumage. It 

 was unusually common about Boston, as well as in other parts of 

 eastern New England, in the fall of 1881 (Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, VII, Jan. 1882, 57). 



[198.] Melanerpes carolinus. RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 

 A rare straggler. Observed at Springfield, May 13, 1863 (Allen, 

 Proc. Essex Inst., IV, 1864, 53); taken at Newton, Nov. 25, 1880 

 (Plummet^ Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI, April, 1881, 120); and at 

 Cohasset, May 28, 1881 (Brewster, ibid., VI, July, 1881, 183). 

 Also at Suffteld, Conn., within a few miles of the Massachusetts 

 line, July 30, 1874 (Merriam, Rev. Bds. Conn., 1877, 65). 

 Given also by Emmons and Peabody, but their records were 

 later discredited. 



*199. Colaptes auratus. FLICKER. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent. Occasionally seen in winter. 

 1886.] 



