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or four days behind the van, and the last one does not lag far in the 
rear. Though rarely breeding south of latitude 42°, it nests regularly 
but a short distance farther north. It has been known to breed at La 
Porte, Lowa (lat. 42° 18’), and Mr. Munroe states that between July 4 
and 10, 1884, he shot several in the hills 50 miles west of Newport, Ark., 
where he saw others in June and August, though neither nests nor 
young birds were found. At Danville, IIL, they remained all summer, 
and two trees were found which contained their nests. No attempt was 
made to secure their eggs. 
In the fall of 1884, at Des Moines, Iowa, the Yellow-bellied Wood- 
pecker was last seen September 24. At Shawneetown, Ill. (lat. 37° 43’) 
a few individuals remained during the winter of 1884~85. 
In the spring of 1885 the notes of its northward movement were quite 
regular. It appeared at Saint Louis and Mount Carmel, Mo., March 
31; Chicago, IIL, April 1; Des Moines, Iowa, April 13; Newton, Iowa, 
April 17; Green Bay, Wis. (two observers), April 19; Lanesboro, Minn., 
April 21; River Falls, Wis., April 21; Elk River, Minn., April 26; and 
Shell River, Manitoba, May 3. In the fall of 1885 the last at both Fern- 
wood, Ill., and Des Moines, Iowa, were seen October 3. At Saint 
Louis, Mo., the first arrived September 16; there was an increase Sep- 
tember 24, and the bulk arrived October 9. The first at Gainesville, 
Tex., was seen October 9. 
402a. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis Baird. [369a]. Red-naped Sapsucker. 
Inhabits the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, south into 
Mexico. It was taken by Colonel Goss at Wallace, Kans., October 12, 
1883, this being the first record for that State and probably for our 
district. It has since been taken by Mr. Lloyd, at Fort Davis, Tex., 
where it is a rare winter resident. 
404. Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cass.). |370.] Williamson’s Sapsucker ; Black-breasted 
Woodpecker. 
The only Mississippi Valley record of this species was received from 
Mr. William Lloyd, who noted it as an irregular winter visitant in 
Concho and Tom Green Counties, Tex., where it was tolerably common 
in the winter of 1883-84. Mr. Lloyd found it on the North Concho, and 
also in Nueces Caifion, in Uvalde County. 
405. Ceophloeus pileatus (Linn.), [371.] Pileated Woodpecker. 
Resident in Manitoba and over all the Mississippi Valley wherever 
there is heavy timber. Reported by many observers. 
406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). [875.] Red-headed Woodpecker. 
A tolerably common summer resident in Manitoba and throughout 
the Mississippi Valley. Mr. Allen found it abundant in west-central 
Dakota in the summer of 1873. Its winter range west of the Missis- 
sippi is much restricted. At Saint Louis it is a rare winter resident; 
a short distance south, in Illinois, Mr, Ridgway says that it is excess- 
