HOLLIES AND MAPLES ATTACKED. 45 
THE SUMAC FAMILY (ANACARDIACE^). 
Yellow-bellied sapsuckers attack one of the nine native trees of this 
family. 
Smoke tree ( Cotinus americanus) . — Huntsville, Ala. (A. M. 136). 
THE HOLLY FAMILY ( AQUIFOLIACE^E) . 
The genus Ilex includes all (11) arborescent species of this family 
occurring in the United States. Five of these species are known to 
be attacked by sapsuckers, and at least one of them ( Ilex cassine) to 
be killed. Nearly all the hollies are planted for ornament. The sap- 
sucker pecking disfigures the smooth gray or white bark and some- 
times results in the death of the trees. 
LIST OF AQUIFOLIACE^} ATTACKED. 
Holly (Hex decidua). — Red River Valley, Ark., Hough. 
Holly {Bex montana). — Allegheny Mountains, N. C, Hough. 
Holly ( Ilex cassine) . — Cottonport and Longbridge, La. 
Youpon ( Ilex vomitoria) . — Church Island, N. C. 
Holly (Hex opaca). — Matteson, Miss. (F.); Fannin County, Ga., 
November 29, 1909 (F.); Tennessee (A. M. 129); Abbeville, La. 
THE MAPLES (aCERACE^). 
The single genus of this family in the United States consists of 21 
species, 9 of which are attacked by sapsuckers, 2 sometimes being 
killed. Sapsucker work is recorded for 1 introduced species. Evi- 
dently in some localities maples are great favorites with the sapsuck- 
ers, and many valuable ornamental trees are killed. 
LIST OF ACERACE^ ATTACKED. 
• Striped maple (Acer pennsylvanicum) . — Western Maine, Wm. 
Brewster; Lewis County, N. Y., Hough. 
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) . — Smithsonian grounds, 
District of Columbia. 
Shver maple (Acer saccharinum) . — Illinois (F. 26411 and 26492); 
Indiana, Butler (1897). 
Red maple (Acer rubrum). — Bolles describes sapsucker work on 
the red maple as follows: 
The drills made by the woodpeckers began 18 feet from the ground and formed a 
girdle entirely around the trunk. The girdle contained over 800 punctures and was 
about 3 feet in height. In places the punctures or drills had run together causing the 
bark to gap and show dry wood within. . . . The leaves on branches above the 
drills drooped; those below were in good condition. 
Bendire says the bird "is partial to the . . . red . . . maple,' 7 
and ''Hermit" states that "red maples . . . were dead or dying" 
