PLATE VI. HAIRY WOODPECKER. 

 Dryobates villosus. 



Head black, with a white streak under and one over the eye, and 

 with a scarlet band on the crown ; back black, with a white stripe down 

 the centre "the feathers composing this stripe are loose and unwebbed, 

 resembling hairs ; " beneath white ; wings black, much spotted with 

 white ; tail black, the two outer pairs of feathers white ; bill and legs 

 black. Length, 9.40 inches. 



Resident. Flight undulatory. Nests in a hole which it has dug in a tree situated 

 commonly in the woods. Its call is a harsh scream. 



Closely resembling the Hairy Woodpecker in appearance and habits, but smaller, is 

 the DOWNY WOODPECKER (Dryobates pubescens). 



A peculiarity of this bird, sufficient to prevent confounding it with the preceding, is, 

 that its white outer tail-feathers are barred with black. 



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