1 6 Birds of Canada. 



and wings, spotted black and white ; top of head 

 and throat, red ; belly, yellow. This bird is a 

 friend to the farmer, as it destroys immense 

 numbers of insects. Nests, in a decayed tree in 

 the woods ; eggs, five, pure white. 



Centurees carolinensis. The Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker. 



The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a common 

 summer resident of Canada. It possesses all 

 the active and noisy habits characteristic of its 

 family. Length, ten inches. Color, above, black, 

 crossed with white ; wings, black, tipped with 

 bars of white ; head, neck, and shoulders, glossy 

 red ; cheeks and under sides of the neck, pale 

 buff; breast and abdomen, yellowish-ash, stained 

 with bright red ; legs and feet, bluish-green ; 

 iris, red. Nests, in a hollow limb ; eggs, four, 

 pure white. This species seldom appears about 

 orchards or open grounds ; but it often visits 

 corn fields in search of grain, of which it is 

 particularly fond. Its principal food is insects, 

 which it obtains from decayed trees after the 

 manner of other woodpeckers. 



Picoides Jiirsutus. The Banded Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. 



This woodpecker is a permanent resident of 

 Canada. Length, nine inches. Black, above ; 

 white, beneath ; quills, spotted with white ; top 



