Nests in Holes in Trees, Stumps, or Logs 



402. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus varius 



(Linn.) 



Adult i — Upper parts black, white, and pale lemon ; top of head 

 scarlet ; a broad white line from bill beneath the eye ; throat 

 deep scarlet, bordered with black ; black also on the breast ; 

 belly pale lemon yellow ; side streaked roughly with blackish. 



Adult $ — No scarlet ; the breast grayish. Length — 8.56. 



Breeding Range — From the northern United States northward. 



The nest is in a hole in a tree, usually from 30 to 45 feet from 

 the ground. 5 to 7 not very highly polished white eggs are laid. 

 Size — .85 X .60. 



In speaking of this bird, Mr. Brewster mentions the dead 

 birch as being preferred to any other tree for nesting purposes, 

 and the locality chosen is usually not far from water. 



405. Pileated Woodpecker : Ceopliloeus pileatus (Linn.) 



Adult $, — Upper parts black, and line below cheek scarlet ; rest 

 of head mostly whitish ; under parts blackish ; throat white. 



Adult $ — Without the red. Length — 1 7.00. 



Breeding Range — Rare throughout the Eastern States from Canada 

 southward, except in the thickly wooded regions remote 

 from civilization. 



The excavation for the nest is usually in the upper part of 

 a tall tree, sometimes as much as eighty feet from the ground. 

 3 to 5 glossy white eggs are laid. Size — ^1.30 x .96. 



This is the second largest of our woodpeckers ; in fact, the 

 novice has often mistaken him for the ivory-billed, but he differs 

 greatly in his habits, and is much less wild. In Maine I have 

 watched them hammering at the large evergreen trees within a 

 few feet of where I was standing, and they did not appear to 

 object to my presence. 



406. Red-headed Woodpecker: Melanerpes 

 erythrocephalus (Linn.) 



Adult — Entire head and throat crimson ; back, tail, and primaries 

 black ; rump, tail coverts, and belly white. Length — 9.75. 



Breeding Range — From northern New York southward ; rare in 

 New England. 



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