406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus 

 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 9 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above, blue-black and white ; whole 

 head red. Below, throat and upper breast red ; belly white ; broad 

 patch of white on the wings. 

 Rare and local in Massachusetts. 



Note. A rolling note, similar to a tree toad's ker-ruck. 



Nest. In a hole in a tree. 



Breeds. In New England, irregularly and locally. 



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