50 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



ALCEDINID^E. KINGFISHERS. 



39O. Belted Kingfisher; Kingfisher Ceryle 

 dlcyon (Linne). Common S. R.; rare and local in winter. 

 Mar. 15 - Deo. 5 (winter). Near bodies of water; in winter 

 near rapidly running streams or tidal ways. Nest in hori- 

 zontal burrow dug in bank of earth. Eggs, May 15- June 6. 



PICIDJE. WOODPECKERS. 



393. Hairy Woodpecker. JDryobates villosus villo- 

 sus (Linne*). Scarce or rare and local S. R., more common 

 as fall and W. V. Woodlands, groves and shade trees. 

 Nest in hole in tree. Eggs, April 22 - May 30. 



394c. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 

 medidnus (Swainson). Common R., most noticeable in W. 

 Orchards and woodlands. Nest in hole in tree, 3-20 ft. 

 Eggs, May 20 - June 21. 



400. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker ; Black- 

 backed Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides drcticus 

 (Swainson). Irregular fall and W. V. from North. Sept.) 

 Oct. 16- April 27 (July, Aug.) 



401. Three-toed Woodpecker ; Ladder-backed 

 Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides americdnus ameri- 

 canus Brehm. Rare and irregular W. V. Winter; April 28. 



402. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus 

 vdrius varius (Linne). Scarce migrant; very rare W. R. 

 April 4 -May 10; Sept, 10 - Nov. 1 (winter).- Orchards, 

 shade-trees and woodlands. 



4O5a. Northern Pileated Woodpecker ; " t<og- 

 cock " Phlceotomus piledtus abieticola (Bangs). Acciden- 

 tal V. from North or West at any season. Breeds in 

 -wilder parts of western and northern New England. 



4O6. Red-headed Woodpecker M elanerpes ery- 

 throcephalus (Linne). Rare and irregular V. at all seasons; 

 sometimes breeds. Open woodlands, groves, and shade- 

 trees. Nest in hole in tree. 



*4O9. Red-bellied Woodpecker Centurus caroli- 

 nus (Linne*). Accidental V. from South. May - Nov. 



412, Northern Flicker ; Golden- winged Wood- 

 pecker ; Pigeon Woodpecker ; Yellow-hammer 

 Coldptes aurdtus luteus Bangs. Common S. R.; frequent 

 W. R. Orchards, shade-trees, clearings, fields, buildings. 

 Nest in hole in tree or pole. Eggs, May 6 - June 20. 



