of the United States. 
45 
Pileatcd Woodpecker , Picus pileatus , Wils. Am. Orn. iv. 
p. 27. pi. 29. fig. 2. male. 
Inhabits North America from Canada to Mexico : more 
common in the north. 
b. Not crested. 
39. Picus erythrocephalus, L. Head, neck, and throat crim- 
son ; back, wings and tail, black ; secondaries, rump and all 
beneath, white. 
Young varied with blackish and dull gray ; no red ; be- 
neath whitish ; rump, secondaries, and margins of the prima- 
ries white. 
R d-headed Woodpecker , Picus erythrocephalus , Wils. Am. 
Orn. i.p. 142. pi 9* fig* 1. adult 
Inhabits all North America ; much more numerous during 
summer in the middle states. 
40. Picus carolinus, L. Striped with black and white ; 
head and neck above red ; cheeks beneath parts pale buff- 
ash ; belly tinged with red. 
Female and young, fore part of the head destitute of red ; 
but little red on the belly. 
Red-bellied Woodpecker , Picus carolinus , Wils. Am. Orn. 
i. p. ) 13. pi. 7. fig. 2. male. 
Inhabits throughout North America. 
41. Picus varius, L. Varied with black and white; back 
spotted with yellow; crown and throat red; breast and belly 
Female, throat and occiput whitish. 
Young varied with dull gray, black and white; a broad 
white band across the wings ; belly yellowish. 
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker , Picus varius , Wils. Am. Orn . 
i.p. 147. pi. 9. fig. 2 . male ; and nob. Am. Orn. i. p. 75. pi. 
a. fig . l. 2. young in different states. 
Inhabits all North America in plenty, from near the pole 
to the equator : migratory in unfavourable seasons. 
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