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HAIRY WOODPECKER. 
PLATE LV.—FIG. LI. 
Picus villosus, . ; : ‘ Linnzvus. GMELIN. 
Niprrication begins in May, when a branch already 
hollow is pitched upon, or a fresh opening is made. 
“In the former case,” says Wilson, “I have known 
his nest more than five feet distant from the mouth 
of the hole; and in the latter, he digs first horizontally, 
if in the body of the tree, six or eight inches, and 
then downwards, obtusely, for twice that distance; 
carrying up the chips with his bill, and scraping them 
out with his feet. They also not unfrequently choose 
the orchard for breeding in, and even an old stake 
of the fence, which they excavate for this purpose.” 
The eggs are white, five, or thereabouts, in number, 
and are laid in June. 
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