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175-39O-(423). Ceryle alcyon (Linn.}. *BELTED KINGFISHER. 



Very common; throughout the entire state; April to Sept.; " Grand Traverse Co." 

 (Dr. M. L. Leach); "Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); 

 " occasionally in mild winters in Monroe Co." (Jerome Trombley); "common all through 



Syndactyle foot of Kingfisher. 



the Upper Peninsula" (L. W. Watkins); "common at Iron Mountain" (E. E. Brewster); 

 breeds; nests, in a hole four to eight feet long in banks; " nests sometimes in hollow 

 trees" (Dr. W. C. Brownell); nests along the banks of the Red Cedar River on the 

 college grounds; eggs six to eight, white. 



ORDER PICI. WOODPECKERS. 



Climbing birds, with chisel like bills and barbed tongues. 

 FAMILY PICID^E. WOODPECKERS. 



ZjPeck holes in wood in search of insects; food insects, fruit and grain; very benefi- 

 cial; nest in holes formed in trees; eggs snow white. 



GENUS DRYOBA.TES BOIE. 



176-393-(433). Dryobates villosus (Linn.). * THE HAIRY WOODPECKER. 



Very common; throughout the state; found at all seasons; " Grand Traverse Co." 

 (M. L. Leach); "Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); 

 "common at Iron Mountain" (E. E. Brewster); breeds in all parts of the state, but 

 more common north; male aids in incubation; eggs four to five, clear white; eats borers 

 and other insects. I have made a close study of this and the following species, and I 

 fee! certain that they are of great economic value to the pomologist. The bands used 

 in destroying coddling moth pupae are often fairly riddled by these birds in quest of the 

 insects which the bands conceal. 



Downy Woodpecker, natural size. 



177-394-(44O). Dryobates pubescens Linn. *DOWNY.WOODPECKER. 



Very common; throughout the state; abundant at all seasons; -'Grand Traverse 

 county " (M. L. Leach); " Mackinac Island " (S. E. White); " common at Iron Mountain " 

 (E. E. Brewster); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); nests in June, more abundantly 



