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KMY AND DESCRIPTION 



times black. This migratory woodpecker is a noisy bird dur- 

 ing tlie breeding season in the north, but during the rest of 

 the year is sehlom seen; it lives in the densely foliaged 

 trees and is seldom heard, as its notes are very weak. This 

 bird, as its name indicates, feeds mainly on the juices of trees, 

 and so probably does more harm than good. 



Length, 81; wing, 4J (45-55); tail, 3J-; culmen, 1. Eastern Norlli 

 America; breeding from Massacliusetts nortiiward, and wintering from 

 Virginia to Central America. 



9. Pileated Woodpecker (405. Ceoplddeiis pilecitus). — A large, 

 southern, red-crested, black-bodied, dark-billed woodpecker, 

 with the sides of the head and the neck 

 mainly white. When flying, much white 

 can be seen on the wings, as the basal 

 half of the feathers is white. The female 

 lacks red on the fore part of the crown. 

 ^Vhile most woodpeckers have an undu- 

 lating flight, this one moves in a direct 

 course. This bird was formerly distrib- 

 uted generally over the wooded regions 

 of North America, but is now becoming 

 very rare except in the wilder sections. 

 (Logcock.) 



Length, 1.3-19 ; wing, 9 (8-10) ; tail, 7 ; cul- 

 men, IJ--'. North America ; very rare in the 

 settled portions of the Eastern States. 



10. Red-headed Woodpecker (406. Mela- 

 iierpes erythron'-phalus). — A common, me- 

 dium-sized, black-backed, white-rumped, 

 white-bellied woodpecker, with the whole head and neck bright 

 rod. The secondary quills are white, forming a large white 

 wing patch. The young has a grayish-brown head and neck, 

 more or less mixed with brownish, and the back and wings 

 are somewhat barred. It is a noisy, active bird, with ability 

 to resist the most extreme cold of the Northern States in 

 winter, if food is abundant. 



Pileated Woodpecker 



