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species" (Kuight) ; Pisc.it.iquU, "common resident" (Homer) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "common fall and spring" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common resi- 

 dent" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, abundant" Board- 

 man) ; York, "quite common" (Adams). 



Genus PICOIDES Lacepede. 



ITS. (400). Picoides arcticus (Swains.). Arctic Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. 



A rare summer resident of the extreme northern and eastern 

 counties, while it is a fairly common winter visitant throughout 

 nearly the entire state. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "rare winter visitor" (Johnson) ; 

 Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fail-field" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 

 Vol. 7, p. 150); Cumberland, "rare winter visitant" (Mead); Franklin, 

 "rare" (Richards) ; Hancock, "in winter" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "very 

 rare" (Powers); Knox, "migrant" (Rackliff ) ; Oxford, "breeds rarely' 

 (N;ish); Peuobscot, "not uncommon in late fall and winter" (Knight); 

 Piacataquis, "commoo in winter" (Homer); Somerset, "one specimen 

 taken February '.. 1M.V (Morrell); Waldo, "rare" (Spratt); Washing- 

 ton, "not uncommon in \\ inter, rare summer resident" (Boardman). 



179. (401). Picoides americanus Brehml American Three- 

 toed Woodpecker. 



An exceedingly rare resident of the Canadian fauna, and a rare 

 winter visitant elsewhere in the state. Reported as resident in two 

 counties only. 



County Records Franklin, "rare resident" (Richards) ; Kennebec, 

 "very rare" (Powers) ; Oxford, "winter visitant" (Nash) ; Penobscot, 

 "very rare" (Hardy); Piscataquis, "rare winter visitor" (Homer); Sag- 

 adahoc, "rare, two specimens only" (Spinney) ; Washington, "not uncom- 

 mon, rare summer resident" (Boardman). 



Genus SPHYRAPICUS Baird. 



180. (402). Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker. 



A common summer resident of most parts of the state. It is 

 found from late March and early April to late in September. 



County Records. Androscoggiu, "fairly common summer resident'' 

 (Johnson); Aroostook, "commonest Woodpecker at Fort Fairfield" 

 (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 150) ; Cumberland, "com- 

 mon summer resident" (Mead); Franklin, "common summer resident'' 

 (Swain) ; Hancock, "common summer resident" (Knight) ; Kennebec, 



