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and swings out after a passing insect with a dazzling dis- 

 play of red, white and blue-black. Noisy as he is con- 

 spicuous, he beats his log-drum, rolls a tree toad-like 

 krrring, or, with tireless persistency utters a whistled 

 croak. In the northeastern states Red-heads are dis- 

 tributed irregularly. They are rarely common in the 

 summer, but in the fall they sometimes appear in num- 

 bers. Whenever they come we are soon aware of their 

 presence. 



The nest is generally in a dead tree; the 4-6 white eggs 

 are laid in May. 



RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 

 Centurus carolinus. Case 3, Fig. 23 



Back and wings evenly barred with black and white, hence 

 the name 'Zebra'; the female and young have the front part 

 of the crown gray. L. 9 J. 



be Range. Eastern United States, north to southern Pennsyl- 

 vania, western New York and southern Minnesota; casually 

 further. 



Washington, locally common P. R. Cambridge, A. V., one 

 record. N. Ohio, tolerably common P. R. SE. Minn., un- 

 common P. R. 



A common, hoarse-voiced resident of orange groves 

 and gardens who with a chuh-chuh, jerkily hitches himself 

 upward in the routine of the daily grub hunt. It is rare 

 at the northern part of its range, but resident wherever 

 found. The nest is in dead or living trees; the 4-6 white 

 eggs are laid in late April of early May. 



J< NORTHERN FLICKER 

 Colaftes auratus luteus. Case 2, Figs. 21, 22; Case 3, Fig. 20 



The white rump and yellow wing-linings, displayed in flight; 

 black breast-crescent, spotted underparts and fairly large size, 

 readily distinguish this beautiful bird. The female very properly 

 lacks the male's 'moustache.' L. 12. 



Range. Eastern North America, from North Carolina and 

 southern Illinois to Canada and Alaska. The Southern Flicker 



