TEXAS WOODPECKER. 
396. Dryobates scalaris bairdi. 7 1 /) inches. 
This species is brownish white below, has the back barred 
with black and white, on account of which it is often known 
as the “Ladder-back Woodpecker. ’ ’ The male has the whole 
crown red, shading into mixed black and whitish on the fore¬ 
head. Its habits and eggs are the same as the previous species. 
NUTTALL WOODPECKER. 
397. Dryobates nuttalli. 7 inches. 
Where the two former have red crowns, this one has a 
crown of black and a small red patch on the back of nape. 
Outer tail feathers nearly all white, while in the former they 
are barred with black and white. They are pugnacious little 
birds and will drive many of the larger Woodpeckers from 
their locality. 
Nest. —In holes of trees, either in dead stumps or growing 
trees at no great elevation from the ground. Four pure white 
eggs are laid at the bottom of the cavity, on the decayed 
wood (.85 x .65). Their food is gathered from under the bark, 
consisting of larvae, ants and small insects. 
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