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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker becomes abundant in the neigh- 
borhood of Nassau during the winter season. We often observed 
them clinging to the trunks of the trees, or flying over the road 
during our excursions to and from different parts of the island. It 
did not appear to show any decided preference for any particular kind 
of tree, as has been stated by some writers ; but seemed to wander 
aimlessly about in search of its food, which consists of insects and 
berries, although it often eats the sap of the trees, which it procures 
by drilling holes through the bark with its strong, sharp bill, in 
many cases killing the tree. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. IV. pi. 267. 
