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CHECK LIST OF THE 



(*) (401) American Three=toed Woodpecker. 



(Picoides americanus.) 



Resident in the northern part of Ontario, but much less abundant 

 than the last. Occasionally wanders into southern Ontario during the 

 winter. 



GENUS SPHYRAPICUS. 



(402) Yellow=bellied Woodpecker. (Sapsucker.) 

 (Sphyrapicus varius.) 



A common summer resident, breeding throughout its range in the 

 Province. 



Arrives about the middle of April, departs about the middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



It is this species only which bores holes in the bark of trees for the 

 purpose of obtaining the sap. 



Pileated Woodpecker. 

 GENUS CEOPHLCEUS. 



(405) Pileated Woodpecker. (Cock of the Woods.) 

 (Ceophlceus pileatus.) 



Resident, but restricted to that part of the country still covered with 

 heavy timber. Breeds throughout its range in the Province. 



Our form is C. p. abieticola. 



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