PILEATED WOODPECKER. 



log-cock. black woodcock. 



Ceophlceus pileatus. 



Char. General color greenish black; wide stripe of white from the 

 bill down the sides of the neck ; chin, throat, and part of wings white or 

 pale yellow. Male with scarlet crown, crest, and cheek patch. Female 

 with crest partly black and no scarlet on cheek. Length about 18 

 inches. 



Nest. In a deep forest or the seclusion of a swampy grove ; excavated 

 in high trees, and lined only with fine chips. 



Eggs. 4-6; snow white and glossy; 1.25 X i.oo. 



This large and common Woodpecker, considerably resem- 

 bling the preceding species, is not mifrequent in well-timbered 

 forests from Mexico and Oregon to the remote regions of 

 Canada, as far as the 63d degree of north latitude ; and in all 

 the intermediate region he resides, breeds, and passes most of 

 the year, retiring in a desultory manner only into the Southern 

 States for a few months in the most inclement season from the 

 North and West. In Pennsylvania, however, he is seen as 

 a resident more or less throughout the whole year ; and Mr. 



