Genus CEOPHLCEUS Cabanis. 

 CEOPHLCEUS PILEATU8 (Linx.). 



17G. Pileated Woodpecker. (405) 



Black ; the head, neck and wings much varied with white or pale yellowish : 

 l)ill, dark. Male: — Scarlet ci'ested, scarlet nionstached. Fetncde : — With the 

 crest half black, half scailet, and no maxillary patches. Length, 15-19 ; wing, 

 8i-10; tail, 6-7. 



Hab. — Formerly, whole wooded region of Xorth America ; now rare or 

 extirpated in the more thickly settled parts of the Eastern States. 



Nest, a hole in the trunk or limb of a tall ti-ee. 



Eggs, four to six, oval, white. 



This is one of the grand old aborigines who retire before the 

 advance of civilization. It used (so we are told) to be common near 

 Hamilton, but seclusion among heavy timber is necessary for its 

 existence, and such must now be sought in regions more remote. 



It is not strictly a northern species, being found resident in 

 suitable localities both north and .soutli, but varies considerably in 

 size according to latiturle, the northern individuals, as usual in such 

 cases, being the larger. Many spend the winter in the burnt tracts 

 in Muskoka, and in spring disperse over the country to breed in the 

 solitude they seem to like. 



They are wild, shy birds, difficult of approach, but their loud 



