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Fayette, Mo., Mr. Lientz marks it as formerly breeding, but not known 

 to do so at present. It is still found in northeastern Arkansas, being 

 abundant at Newport, and not very wild or wary, and thence westward 

 to Caddo, Ind. Ter., where a few were seen during the winter of 18S3-'84 

 in the heaviest timber of the bottom lands, together with the Pileated 

 Woodpecker. A few have been seen at Kansas City, Mo., during the 

 past few winters, and it probably still breeds in that vicinity. Mr. 

 Nehrling states that it is rare and very shy in the northern part of 

 Harris county, and in Montgomery county, Tex. 



393. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). [360.] Hairy Woodpecker. 



The whole of the Mississippi Yalley, except the Gulf States, is inhab- 

 ited by this species. 



393a. Dryobates villosus leucomelas(Bodd.). [360rt.] Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 



The northern representative of the preceding. Inhabits British 

 America, coming south in winter to the northern border of the United 

 States. Eecorded by Mr. Seton (now Thompson) as a common resident 

 in western Manitoba. 



393b. Diyobates villosus audubonii (Swains.). [360, part.] Southern Hairy Wood- 

 pecker. 



An inhabitant of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. 



393c. Dryobates villosus harrisii (Aud.). [360&.] Harris's Woodpecker. 



This is the western form of the Hairy Woodpecker, occurring from 

 the Rocky mountains to the Pacific. Br. Agersborg says it is common 

 and resident at Vermillion, Dak., thus bringing it within our district. 



394. Dryobates pubescens (Linn.). [361.] Downy Woodpecker. 



Like the Hairy Woodpecker, this species is resident in Manitoba and 

 over the whole of the Mississippi Valle3 T , but is a little more given to 

 changing its feeding grounds. It has no regular migration, but, like all 

 the non- migratory Woodpeckers, it roves around during the winter in 

 search of food. This causes it to disappear at some places in the winter, 

 and when it returns again it is supposed by the observers to have been 

 regularly migrating, whereas it may have been north, east, south, or 

 west ; it may have been in the next county, or it may have wandered a 

 hundred miles or more away. It is rare in central Texas, where one was 

 shot in January, 1883, on the Middle Concho river (Lloyd). 



394a. Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii (And.). [361a.] G-airdner 's Woodpecker. 



A western Woodpecker; rare along the northern half of the western 

 border of our district. Mr. Allen found it along the Missouri in central 

 Dakota, and thence westward, but not common. 



395. Dryobates borealis (Vieill.). [362.] Eed-cockaded Woodpecker. 



A bird of the southern swamps. The most northern record received 

 from the observers came from Newport, Ark., where it has been found 



