WOODPECKERS 



(405) Phloeotomus pileatus 

 pi lea t us (Linn.) 



PILE A TED WOODPECKER. 

 A large species with a crested head. 

 Plumage as shown, the cT being the 

 upper bird. Notice that the fore- 

 head and moustache mark on the 

 & is scarlet as well as the rest of the 

 crest, while that of the 9 is dusky. 

 The bases of the primaries and the 

 under surfaces of the wings are 

 whitish, with a more or less sulphury 

 tint. L., 17.50; W., 8.7s; T., 6.50. 



Range — From Va., Tenn. and 

 Mo. south to the Gulf. 

 (40Sa) P. p. abieticola (Banss) 



NORTHERN PILEATED 

 WOODPECKER. A slightly larger 

 race found in the Canadian and 

 Transition Zones from Quebec and 

 Mackenzie south to Va. and Cal. 



insects they do destroy is not greater tnan any harm they 

 may do otherwise. Their nesting is not in any way peculiar; 

 like several other species, the entrance hole is made exceed- 

 ingly small, much smaller than one would think convenient 

 for the entrance of the birds. 



PILEATED WOODPECKERS, next to Ivory-bills, the 

 largest that we have, are very locally distributed and are 

 usually resident wherever found. While most abundant 

 in extensive timberland of the Southern States, they are 

 not at aU uncommon along our northern borders, but they 

 are unknown in many forests in between, apparently just 

 as well adapted to their needs. As a rule the northern birds 

 average larger than the southern ones. 



During fall and winter it is not uncommon to see com- 

 panies of a half dozen or more of these birds, but during 

 summer they are to be found only in pairs. At all times they 

 are very wary and difficult to approach. They must eat 

 great quantities of insects, for they soon scale all the bark 

 off of dead trees in their search. 



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