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LEWIS WOODPECKER. 
408. Asyndesmus lewisi. 10% inches. 
An oddly colored species, with a crimson red face, under 
parts streaked with crimson and white, a gray breast, and 
upper parts a glossy greenish black. They are more common 
in the mountain ranges among the tall pines from the eastern 
Rockies to the Pacific coast range, breeding high up in the 
trees. Their food consisting of insect life mostly, and acorns, 
which they gather and store away for future use. Four to 
eight eggs are pure white (1.05 x.80). 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS. 
409. Centurus carolinus. 9% inches. 
Found on the eastern slope of the Rockies and south to 
central Texas. It is an attractive bird, frequently called the 
“Zebra Woodpecker,’’ on account of the black and white 
markings on the back, wings and tail. Nests in live trees; 
three to five white eggs (1.00 x.75). Not illustrated. 
GILA WOODPECKER. 
411. Centurus uropygialis. 9% inches. 
This is also one of the “Zebra Woodpeckers ’ ’ to be found in 
Arizona and the Mexican borders of the United States. Its pref¬ 
erence for nesting site is the Giant Cactus. Eggs same as above. 
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