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familiar and common that we have forgotten, or ceased to 

 remark, that he is really a beautiful and interesting bird. 



Pious Carolinensis, (Linn., Wil.) The red-bellied wood- 

 pecker is a fine, handsome bird. Range, Florida to Canada, 

 and the Island of Jamaica, in all which regions it breeds, 

 making partial migrations from the colder parts. It is a 

 wild, roving species, living in the solitudes of the woods. 

 It is a constant resident from Texas to South Carolina. 

 Visible on the mountain from May until November, and 

 occasionally seen in the winter. 



Pious Yarius, (Wilson.) Yellow-bellied woodpecker. 

 This is a continental species, ranging from Mexico to sixty- 

 first parallel, and a permanent resident from Maryland, 

 south. Lives like the rest, on worms, insects, and berries, 

 and is a frequent bird on the mountain. 



Pious Yillosus, (Wilson.) Hairy woodpecker. Range 

 of this species, from Texas to sixty-third parallel, and said, 

 by Dekay, to remain all the year in New York. It is corn- 

 on the mountain, and may be seen pursuing his prey in snows 

 and the storms of winter. These last two birds, with the fol- 

 lowing, are called on the mountain "Spotted Flickers." 



Pious Pubescens, (Wilson.) Downy woodpecker. This 

 is the smallest species, called also the sap-sucker; range, 

 Texas to 58 north latitude ; said, by Dekay, to remain in 

 New York all the year. May be seen in coldest weather on 

 the mountain, busy in pursuit of food. Nests in May. 



The Three-toed Woodpecker (Picus tridactylus) was seen 

 by Audubon on the Pokono Mountain, Pennsylvania. It 

 has not been seen on the Central Alleghanies. 



TENUIROSTRES, (Slender-billed Birds.) 

 This order is related to many of the woodpeckers or 

 climbing zygodactili. 



NUT-HATCHES. 



SITTA Carolinensis, (Briss.) White-breasted American 

 nut-hatch. This is a common little bird, seen creeping 

 around the trees in all directions after insects and worms. 



