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middle of November, 1903, which remained 

 about a week, and one in late December, 

 1904, on the Common. This was probably 

 the bird which Mr. F. H. Allen informs me 

 he saw on January 3, 1905. In both of these 

 instances also the birds were males. 



19. DOWNY WOODPECKER 



Dryobates pubescens medianus 



One visit of a Downy Woodpecker to the 

 Garden covered three days, April 4 to 6, 

 1903; another visit five days, April 3 to 7, 

 1906 ; a third visit was of a female bird on 

 April 21, 1906. In 1908, a Downy Wood- 

 pecker appeared in the Garden on March 14 

 and another on March 20. The rattle call 

 was often heard in these several instances, 

 which constitute all the spring appearances 

 of the species. 



In October the visits of the Downy have 

 been more prolonged and somewhat more 

 frequent, and the stay of one bird extended 

 to November 17, in 1907, when it was seen 

 on the Common. The species is not a 

 regular visitant to the Garden. 



