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Mt Watat ic Although this species was not seen or 
heard on the mountain, its recent presence there was attested by 
the numerous and unmistakeable mortoise-shaped holes which it had 
pecked in the trunks of dead spruces on the western side of the 
mountain. Some of these holes had evidently been made within a 
week or two, for the wood was perefctly fresh and white. The farm- 
ers near the base of the mountain know the bird well and told us 
that it used to be common there, but none of them had seen one 
within several years. 
Northern Pileated Woodpecker in Massachusetts. — During a trip to 
the Berkshire Hills early in June for the purpose of seeing birds of that 
region, while walking up Greylock on the morning of June 7, 1905, we 
heard the harsh call of the Northern Pileated Woodpecker ( Ceofhhzus 
pileatus abieticola). The bird flew over the road and settled on a large 
dead tree trunk at quite a distance, where, guided by his hammering, we 
found a fine male at work three feet from the ground. We had good 
views of him then at close range and as he flew away. I was very glad 
that this beautiful woodpecker of the wild forests should still remain a 
resident of Massachusetts. — Lidian E. Bridge, West Medford, Mass. 
A0k» XXII, Oct., 1900. 
vo. 
Northern Pileated Woodpecker in Massachusetts.— Mr. Henry P. 
Meade has kindly given to me a Northern Pileated Woodpecker ( Phlceoto - 
mus pileatus abieticola ) which he shot in Harvard, Mass., October 15, 1910. 
It is a young male. This is an extremely rare bird in this locality. 
John E. Thayek, Lancaster, Mass. 
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