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 hut recently has "become more common, and Mr. Richard P. 

 Miller took two sets near Philadelphia in 1912. Mr. Behr 

 has taken sets in Sullivan County and Mr. Simpson in Warren 

 County, while several sets have "been taken in Chester 

 County. In Green County, Mr. Dickey finds this species 

 nesting regularly about Waynesburg and has collected several 

 sets of eggs. I have found several nests of this woodpecker 

 in early May in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties, but 4 

 in every instance the eggs were hatched. 



394c. Dryobates pubescens medianus ( Swains .). Northern 

 Downy Woodpecker. 



The little Downy Woodpecker, or Sapsucker as it 

 is erroneously called, is everywhere a common bird, nesting 

 in every county of the state, and replacing the Hairy to a 

 great extent in the more settled sections. It is a perman- 

 ent resident and is one of the most confiding birds that 

 we have. It is reported as breeding commonly in all sections 

 of the state by my correspondents. 



402. Sphyrapicus varius varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker. 



This handsome bird, tho quite common with us as a 

 migrant, is nowhere a common breeder in the state. It 



