RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 25 
The vegetable food of the Redhead presents considerable variety, 
and shows some points of difference from that of the other wood- 
peckers. The following is the list of substances identified: 
Grain: Fruit—Continued. 
Corn. Apples. 
Fruit: Pears. 
Dogwood berries (Cornus candidissima Unidentified. 
and C. florida). Miscellaneous: 
Huckleberries (Gaylussacia). Sumac seeds (Rhus copallina and R, 
Strawberries ( Fragaria). glabra). 
Blackberries or raspberries (Rubus). 
Mulberries (Morus). 
Elderberries (Sambucus). 
Wild black cherries (Prunus serotina). 
Choke cherries (Prunus virginiana). 
Cultivated cherries. 
Wild grapes (Vitis cordifolia). 
Ragweed seeds (Ambrosia). 
Pigweed seeds (Chenopodium). 
Acorns (Quercus). 
Seeds unidentified. 
Galls. 
Flower anthers. 
Rubbish. 
Corn was found in 17 stomachs, collected from May to September, 
inclusive, and amounted to more than 7 percent of all the food. 
While it seems to be eaten in any condition, that taken in the late sum. 
mer was in the milk, and evidently picked from standing ears. This 
being the largest percentage of grain shown by any of the 7 species 
corroborates some of the testimony received, and indicates that the 
Redhead, if sufficiently abundant, might do considerable damage to 
the growing crop, particularly if other food was not at hand. While 
the fruit list is not so long as in the case of the Flicker, it includes 
more kinds that are, or may be, cultivated; and the quantity found in 
the stomachs, a little more thau 33 percent of all the food, is greater 
than in any of the others. Strawberries were found in 1 stomach, 
blackberries or raspberries in 15, cultivated cherries in 2, apples in 4, 
and pears in 6. Fruit pulp was found in 33 stomachs, and it is almost 
certain that a large part of this was obtained from some of the larger 
cultivated varieties. Seeds were found in but few stomachs, and only 
a small number in each. ; 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 
(Melanerpes carolinus.) 
The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a more southern species than any of 
the others treated in this bulletin. It is not known to breed north of 
the Carolinian fauna, and is abundant in Florida and the Gulf States. 
Curiously enough it sometimes migrates north of its breeding range to 
spend the winter. 
Only 22 stomachs of this species have been obtained by the division. 
These were collected in 9 States, ranging from Florida to Michigan and 
from Maryland to Kansas, and in every month except April, June, and 
July. Anexamination of their stomachs shows: animal matter (insects) 
