112 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [No. 22, 



Picoides arcticus (Swains.). Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. 



We collected two males in a tract of burnt spruce woods at Norway 

 House June 19, and while ascending Hayes River August 30 saw 

 another in spruce woods. 



Baird recorded a pair from Hudson Bay obtained from John Gould." 

 Fielden recorded a specimen obtained near York Factory in August, 

 1886.* The catalogue of birds in the United States National Museum 

 collection records a specimen taken at Moose Factory in 18S1 by 

 Walton Haj^don. 



Picoides americanus Brehm. Striped -backed Three-toed Woodpecker. 

 Forster recorded this species from Severn River*/ Murray received 

 one from Severn House;'' Baird recorded a male from Hudson Bay/ 

 supposed to be the one figured by Audubon, and Clarke recorded 

 several adults of both sexes collected at Fort Churchill many years 

 ago.-'" 



Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



An adult female collected at Fort Churchill more than fif tj'^ years ago 

 is recorded by Clarke, s' The U. S. National Museum collection con- 

 tains a specimen taken at Moose Factory in 1881 by Walton Haydon. 



Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola Bangs. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Thompson, quoting Hutchins's manuscript, reported this species 

 from Albany River,'' Baird recorded a specimen from Nelson River,* 

 and the catalogue of birds in the IT. S. National Museum collection 

 records four specimens collected at Moose Factory in 1862. 



Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs. Northern Flicker. 



We found flickers rather common throughout the region between 

 Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Baj", and saw several at Fort Churchill 

 July 25. 



Forster recorded this species from Albany Fort;-' Murray from 

 Trout Lake and Hudson Bay;* and others have recorded it from dif- 

 ferent points in the region covered by our observations. The cata- 

 logue of birds in the U. S. National jNIuseum collection contains the 

 record of a specimen taken at Moose Factory in 1881 by Walton 

 Haydon. 



"Birds of North America, p. 98, 1858. 



«< Transactions Norwich Society, IV, p. 348, 1887. 



<^Phil. Trans., LXII, p. 388 (P. tridactylus), 1772. 



''Edin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 223 {A. tridactylm), 1859. 



''Birds of North America, p. 100, 1858. 



/Auk, VII, p. 322, 1890. 



fflbid., p. 322, 1890. 



AProc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIII, p. 551, 1890. 



i Birds of North America, p. 107, 1858. 



J Phil. Trans., LXII, p. 387, 1772. 



*Edin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 223, 1859. 



