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135. Melaiierpes erytliroceplialus (Linn.)- Red- 



HEADKD WOODFECKER. 



A. rare and irregular visitant in the southern and western low- 

 lands of the state, appearing in summer and fall. The follow- 

 ing are the records which I have been able to gather : Alton ^ 

 two have been seen by Mr. Ned Dearborn ('98, p. 19) ; Charles- 

 toivn, on May 25, 1899, Mr. W. M. Buswell writes that he ob- 

 served one ; Dublin, Mr. G. H. Thayer writes that it has been 

 seen once or twice; Hampton Falls, noted in June, 1886, and 

 September, 1897, by Mr. W. E. Cram; Hanovo , about 1881, a 

 bird was seen almost daily during the breeding season near 

 the Dartmouth College grounds, as I am informed by Prof. Kd- 

 win B. Frost, who supposes that there was a pair breeding 

 there; Hollis, adults noted by Dr. W. H. Fox, Aug. i, 1880, 

 Sept. 8, 1884, and in August, iSd>6; Jefferson, recorded in Sep- 

 tember, 1900, by Mr. H. W. Wright ( :o2) ; Manchester, re- 

 corded on May 28, 1899, by Mr. F. W. Batchelder ( : 00, p. 

 127) who adds that it has been reported from Londonderry; 

 Milford, Mr. J. P. Melzer writes that immature birds are some- 

 times brought in during the fall ; Seabrook, Mr. A. A. Eaton 

 writes me of three immature birds seen previous to 1890 ; an adult 

 male was shot in the spring about 1896, and another adult male 

 in July of the same 3^ear, while an immature bird was sent in for 

 mounting in the fall of 1899 ; Webster, about June, 1869, Mr. C. 

 F. Goodhue ('77a, p. 96) records having taken two birds, 

 " when they were around several days." 



136. Colaptes aviratus liiteiis Bangs. Northern 

 P'eicker . 



A not uncommon summer resident of the Transition areas, 

 wintering in small numbers on the coast, but only occasionally 

 inland in the southern part of the state. In summer a few are 

 found well up into the valleys of the White Mountains and after 

 the breeding season is over, are prone to wander up into the 

 lower mountains to 3,000 feet or thereabouts. Thus in August 

 and September, I have sometimes come upon a pair or a single 

 bird on the ridges of Mt. Bartlett and Kearsarge, and on at 



