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PLATE VII. YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. YELLOW- 

 BELLIED SAPSUCKER. 



Spbyrapicus varius. 



Crown crimson, inclosed by a half-moon of black, and that similarly 

 bordered for most of its circumference by a band of yellowish-white ; 

 back mottled with black and yellowish-white ; sides of head yellowish- 

 white, cut by a black streak which passes through the eye ; throat and 

 upper-breast black, with a large crimson patch on chin ; remainder of 

 under-parts yellowish-white, marked on the sides with brown ; wings 

 black, much barred, spotted and tipped with white ; tail black, with a 

 white streak down the centre, wedge-shaped, the feathers pointed and 

 some of them bordered with white ; bill and feet dark. Length, 8.55 

 inches. 



The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is represented here at all times of the year ; but only 

 during Spring and Fall is it present in any considerable force. 



Dr. Coues writes : " Birds of this remarkable genus feed much upon fruits as well as 



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