THE BIRD BOOK 
393. Hairy Woodpecker. 
Dryobates villosus villosus. 
Range. — United States east of the Plains and 
from North Carolina to Canada. 
The Hairy Woodpecker or its sub-species is 
found in all parts of North America. The nest- 
ing habits and eggs of all the sub-species are 
not in any way different from those of the 
eastern bird, consequently what is said in re- 
gard to the eastern form will apply equally to 
all its varieties. 
Except during the win- 
ter months, this species 
is not as commonly seen 
about houses or orchards 
as the Downy Wodpecker. 
During the summer they 
retire to the larger woods 
to nest, laying their eggs 
in holes in the trunks or White 
limbs of trees at any height from the ground, 
and generally using the same hole year after 
year, and often twice or three times during 
one season, if the first sets are taken. They 
lay from three to six glossy white eggs; size .95 x .70. This species can be dis- 
tinguished from the Downy Woodpeckers by their larger size (9 inches long), 
and the white outer tail feathers, which are unspotted. 
Hairy Woodpecker 
393a. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus leucomelas. 
Range. — North America, north of the United States. 
Slightly larger than the preceding. 
393b. Southern Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus auduboni. 
Range. — Southern United States; north to South Carolina. 
Similar to the Hairy Woodpecker, but smaller. 
393c. Harris’s Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus harrisi. 
Range. — Pacific coast from California to British Columbia. 
Similar to the Hairy but with fewer or no white spots 
on the wing coverts, and grayish on the underparts. 
393d. Cabanis Woodpecker. 
Dryobates villosus hyloscopus. 
Range. — Southern California, east to Arizona and south 
into Mexico. Like the preceding but whiter below. 
393e Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. Dryo- 
bates villosus monticola. 
Range. — Rocky Mountains from British Columbia south 
to New Mexico. 
Similar to harrisi but slightly larger and pure white be- 
low. 
393f. Queen Charlotte Woodpecker. Dryobates 
villosus picoideus . 
Range. — Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 
Like Harris Woodpecker, but with the flanks streaked 
and the middle of the back spotted with blackish, 
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