HAIRY WOODPECKER. 



393. Dryobates villosus. 9 inches. 



In summer these Woodpeckers are found in heavy 

 woods, where they breed, but in winter they are often 

 seen on trees about houses, even in the larger cities, 

 hunting in all the crevices of the bark in the hope of 

 locating the larva of some insect. They are usually 

 more shy than the Downy, from which they can read- 

 ily be distinguished by their much larger size. 



Note. -A sharp whistled '"peenk." 



Nest. In holes in trees in deep woods; three to six 

 glossy white eggs (.95x.70). 



Range. Eastern U. S. from Canada to North Caro- 

 lina. 



Sub-species. 393a. Northern Hairy Woodpecker 

 (leucomelas), British America and Alaska; larger. 

 393b. Southern Hairy Woodpecker ( audubonii ) , South 

 Atlantic and Gulf States ; smaller. The difference be- 

 tween these birds is small and chiefly in size, although 

 the southern bird often has fewer white marks on the 

 wing coverts. Other sub-species are found west of the 

 Rockies. 



