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one was seen near Murphy's at an elevation. of about 3,000 feet, the low- 

 est point at which I have observed it. 



' It breeds in low stumps, fallen and standing trees, rarely more than 

 fifteen feet from the ground, often but three or four. When chasing 

 one another around the trunks or through the branches of trees, their 

 cry is k -wick- wick- wick-wick- wick-wick," syllable rapidly following syl- 

 lable. However, they do not often indulge in play. 



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120. Picoides arcticus, (Swains.). — Black-backed Thrce-tocd Woodpecker. 



In the fall of 1877 I shot one of these birds at Soda Springs and one 

 at Summit Meadows. It was very rare at both places. I have not seen 

 it at Big Trees, nor below that altitude. 



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*121. Sphyropicus varius, (3. ruber, (GmeL). — Bed-breasted Woodpecker. 



]S"ext to P. albolarvatus, this is the most common Woodpecker at Big- 

 Trees in summer. I also found it common at Soda Springs in fall, and 

 shot two young birds, which were probably hatched there. It is a 

 rather rare winter sojourner at Marysville and Murphy's. 



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122. Sphyropicus thyroideus, (Cass.). — Black-breasted Woodpecker. 



I saw five or six of these birds at Soda Springs in the fall of 1877, and 

 in December of the same year shot one at Murphy's (altitude about 2,400 

 feet). These are all I have recognized. 



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*123. Hylotomus pileatus, (Linn.). — Bileated Woodpecker. 



This bird is often seen at Big Trees in summer, and some years a^o I 

 observed that it w as quite common in the Coast Bange of mountains on 

 the Xorth Fork of Eel Biver in Mendocino County. It does not appear 

 to be abundant in any part of Central California. 



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