BED-HEADED WOODPECKER 



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accused of eating corn, but in reality only 5 out 

 of 230 Flicker stomachs contained any, and the 

 bird is one of the most useful we have. 



FIG. 67. 



Red-headed Woodpecker : Melanerpes erythro- 

 cephalus. 



Head, neck, and breast uniform deep red ; rest of under parts 

 white ; upper part of back black, wings showing- white in 

 flight. Young, red replaced by dark gray. Length, 9| inches. 



GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. Eastern North America ; breeds 

 from Florida to northern New York and Manitoba ; winters 

 from Virginia and, in good beechnut years, from northern 

 New York southward. 



As we drive through the country we are some- 



