Woodpeckers 



392. rvopy-hilled Woodpecker [Camp 'philm princi- 

 palis). L. 3o; B. 2.7, ivory white. Ai\ c^. Crest 

 scarlet. Ad, ?. Similar to the ff , but crest black. 

 l^oUs. A sharp, penny trumpet-likej'ii/i-vj^. 



Ranee.— Florida west 10 easlsm Tesis. north lo southern Miss- 

 ouri and Oklahoma; formerly north I0 Norlh Carolina, Illinois, and 

 Indiana. 



400. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker [PiaAdes arc- 

 ticus). L. 9.5. Back shining black without white; toes 

 twninfront, one behind Ad.(^. Crown yellow. Ad. ?. 

 Crown black. Notes. A sharp, shrill, chirk, chirk. 

 (Hardy.) 



Range, — "Northem North America, from the Arctic region?! "lonth lo 

 nonhem United States. (New England. Neiv York, Michifran, Minne- 

 sota and Idabg), and In the Sierra Nevadas to LflkeTahoe." (A. O. 

 U,) 



401. Amiipican Three-toed Woodpeckt^r {Picoides 

 americatats) . L. 8.7. Back vsth white; toes two in 

 front, one bel ind. Ad. (^. Crown yellow; white bars 

 on back broken, detached voi confluent. Not^s. A 

 prolonged squealing, rjrely uttered. (Turner.) 



Range. — No nliem North America; west to Rocky Mountains: 

 breeds from Maine, mountains of Ni?w Hampshire, northern New 

 Vork, and nonh»"~ Minnesota northward; south in winter, rarely to 

 Massachusetts, central New York, and northern Illinois. 



401a. Alaskan Three-toed Woodpecker {P. a. 



fasctatus). Similar to No. 401, but white bars on back 

 confluent forming a more or le=3 continuous white 

 patch. 



Range. — "Alaska Territory; ca^uallv? south through weEtem 

 British Columbia to northwestern Washington (uiclniiv of Mt. 

 Baker); east irregularly to Great Bear Like and the Mackenzie 

 RlwerValley. Northwest Territory," (Bendire.) 



40 1 b. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker [P. ^. dorsa- 

 lis). Similar to No. 4:>ia, but larger. W. g; bill 

 narrower. Not^s. A harsh, nasal cry; a sudden, 

 sharp whip, whip, ■•chip, (Mearns.) 



Range. — "Rnckv Mi *u main reg"iun from British ColuiuLia und 

 Idaho south into New McaIco." (A. O. U.) 



405. Pileafed Woodpecker {Ceophkeus pileaiits). 



L. 17. W. So. Ad. (f. Crown, crest, and streak-? 

 on sides of throat red; sides of neck and patch on wing 

 white. AJ. 9 . Forehead brownish, no red on sides of 

 throat. Notes. A sonorous cow-coa-cow, repeated slow- 

 ly many times and a wichrw call when two birds meet; 

 both suggesting calls of the Flicker. 



Range.— Southern United States north to South Carolina. 



405a. Northern Pileated Woodpecker* (C->. abi^- 

 licota). Similar to No. 40s, but slightly larger, W- 9; 

 T. 6.2. 



Ran ge,— Locally distributed ihroughou'. more heavily wooded 

 regions of North America, except In southern United States, north to 

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