WOODPECKERS 
407a. California Woodpecker. 
Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. 
Range.- — California and Oregon. 
This bird differs from the last in having few 
er white stripes in the black breast band. In 
suitable localities, this is the most abundant of 
Woodpeckers on the Pacific coast. They have 
none of the bad habits of the Red-heads, appear 
to be sociable among their kind, and are not 
afraid of mankind. It nests indifferently in all 
kinds of trees at any height from the ground, 
laying from three to seven eggs. Size 1.00 x 
.75. This species has the habit of storing food 
for future use developed to a greater extent 
than any other of the family. They sometimes 
completely honeycomb the exterior surface of 
decayed trees, with holes designed to hold 
acorns. 
407b. Narrow-fronted Woodpecker. 
Melanerpes formicivorus angustifrons 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Range. — Southern Lower California. 
This variety differs from the others in being slightly smaller and in having 
the white band on the forehead narrower. Its nesting habits are the same, but 
the eggs average smaller. Size .95 x .75. 
408. Lewis’s Woodpecker. Asyndesmus lervisi. 
Range. — Western United States from the Rockies to the 
British Columbia south to Mexico. 
A very oddly colored species, 11 inches in length hav- 
ing a dark red face, streaked red and white under 
parts, a gray breast band, and glossy greenish black 
upperparts. They are not uncommon in the greater 
part of their range, can not be called shy birds, and 
nest in all kinds of trees at heights varying from six to 
one hundred feet from the ground, the five to nine white 
eggs measuring 1.05 x.80, and being laid during May 
or June. 
Pacific coast; from 
White 
409. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Centurus carolinus. 
Range. — United States east of the Plains, breeding from the Gulf States north 
in nearly all parts of their range, frequenting the more heavily timbered regions, 
where they nest in any place that attracts their fancy; in some localities they 
also commonly nest in telegraph poles. They are quite tame, and during the 
winter months come about yards and houses, the same as, and often in company 
with Downy Woodpeckers. Their eggs, which are laid during May, are glossy 
white, average in size 1.00 x .75 and number from four to six. 
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