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or four days behind the van, and the last one does not lag far in the 

 rear. Though rarely breeding south of latitude 42°, it nests regularly 

 but a short distance farther north. It has been known to breed at La 

 Porte, Iowa (lat. 42° 18'), and Mr. Munroe states that between July 4 

 and 10, 1884, he shot several in the hills 50 miles west of Newport, Ark., 

 where he saw others in June and August, though neither nests nor 

 young birds were found. At Danville, 111., they remained all summer, 

 and two trees were found which contained their nests. No attempt was 

 made to secure their eggs. 



In the fall of 1884, at Des Moines, Iowa, the Yellow-bellied Wood- 

 pecker was last seen September 24. At Shawoeetown, 111. (lat. 37° 43') 

 a few individuals remained during the winter of 18S4-'85. 



In the spring of 1885 the notes of its northward movement were quite 

 regular. It appeared at Saint Louis and Mount Carmel, Mo., March 

 31; Chicago, 111., April 1; Des Moines, Iowa, April 13; Newton, Iowa, 

 April 17; Green Bay, Wis. (two observers), April 19; Lanesboro, Minn., 

 April 21; Eiver Falls, Wis., April 21; Elk Eiver, Minn., April 26; and 

 Shell Eiver, Manitoba, May 3. In the fall of 1885 the last at both Fern- 

 wood, 111., and Des Moines, Iowa, were seen October 3. At Saint 

 Louis, Mo., the first arrived September 16; there was an increase Sep- 

 tember 24, and the bulk arrived October 9. The first at Gainesville, 

 Tex., was seen October 9. 



402a. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis Baird. [369a]. Bed-naped Sapsucker, 



Inhabits the Eocky Mountain region of the United States, south into 

 Mexico. It was taken by Colonel Goss at Wallace, Kans., October 12, 

 1883, this being the first record for that State and probably for our 

 district. It has since been taken by Mr. Lloyd, at Fort Davis, Tex., 

 where it is a rare winter resident. 



404. Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cass.). [_370.] Williamson's Sap>sucker ; Black-breasted 



Woodpecker. 



The only Mississipiri Valley record of this species was received from 

 Mr. W'illiam Lloyd, who noted it as an irregular winter visitant in 

 Concho and Tom Green Counties, Tex., where it was tolerably common 

 in the winter of 1883-84. Mr. Lloyd found it on the North Concho, and 

 also in Nueces Canon, in Uvalde County. 



405. Ceophlceus pileatus (Linn.). [371.] Filcated Woodpecker. 



Eesident in Manitoba and over all the Mississippi Valley wherever 

 there is heavy timber. Eeported by many observers. 



406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn. ). [375.] Bed-headed Woodpecker. 



A tolerably common summer resident in Manitoba and throughout 

 the Mississippi Valley. Mr. Allen found it abundant in west-central 

 Dakota in the summer of 1873. Its winter range west of the Missis- 

 sippi is much restricted. At Saint Louis it is a rare winter resident; 

 a short distance south, in Illinois, Mr. Eidgway says that it is excess- 



