73 



of 1887-88 (Auk, vi, 1889, p. 136). There seems to be no 

 reasonable doubt concerning the authenticity of this specimen. 



204. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 Rather common transient visitant. x\pril 27 (Brooklyn) to 



May 1 (Brooklyn); Sept. 2.5 (Brooklyn) to Oct. 17 (Brooklyn). 



205. Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola. Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Formerly rare; now extremely rare or accidental. Three 



specimens, the latest from Jamaica, in 1879, were recorded by 

 Mr. de L. Berier. (Bull. N. 0. C, vi, 1881, p. 126.) Two 

 specimens, lacking data, are in the collection of the Long 

 Island Historical Society. (Dutcher, Auk, x, 1893, p. 275.) 



206. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. 

 Rare summer resident. March 23 (Jamaica) to Sept. 27 



(Lake Grove). 



207. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. 

 Very rare or accidental. Giraud evidently considered it a 



nesting species in his time and states that "laying commences 

 about the first of May" (Birds of L. I., p. 179). Stearns and 

 Coues state, without giving the authority, that ''it has been said 

 to breed regularly though rarely on Long Island" (New England 

 Bird Life, ii, 1883, p. 79). Three specimens from Long Island 

 are known, the last taken in 1895 at Babylon, by Mr. Robert B. 

 Lawrence (Auk, xiii, 1896, p. 82). 



208. Colaptes auratus luteus. Flicker; Golden-winged 

 Woodpecker. 



Abundant resident; also occasional in winter. March 14 

 (Rockaway) to Nov. 29 (Parkville). Winter records of the 

 writer are Jan. 8 and Feb. 15. Nests about the middle of May. 



Hybrids showing indications of crossing with the Red-shafted 

 Flicker of the West have been taken at Fort Hamilton in three 

 instances, by Mr. de L. Berier (Bidl. N. 0. C, vi, 1881, p. 247). 



