112 Grundtvig—On the Birds of Shiocton, Wisconsin 
wholly inaccessible to man, high up in old, half rotten, or dead 
trees, of which there is a sufficient quantity. Seldom lower 
than 30 feet. When the first egg is laid I cannot say; May 
29, 1882, there were young in one nest. November 21 I saw 
a male busily employed in making a nest in an old larch about 
50 feet from the ground. The hole was already so deep that the 
bird was hidden in it. Each time it came out it brought three 
or four small chips of wood in its bill. There was an old hole 
one foot above the new one. That woodpeckers in autumn pre¬ 
pare a hole for a nest next summer I had not observed before. 
In December I caught a male. It became quite tame and ran 
up my leg. I fed it with tallow, meat and larvae of tree-beetles. 
72. Bryobates pubescens (Linn.), x M. of $. L. 160. 
E. 295. W. 93. T. 58. Breeds in great numbers, but builds 
high up in old or dead trees. June 21, 1882, there were in a 
nest 30 feet over Wolf River young so large that they could reach 
the mouth of the hole. In the winter 1881-82 this bird escaped 
my notice—if it was present—during the coldest period. In 
1882 I shot the first March 27. Abundant after April 2. In 
the winter 1882-83 a single one was seen occasionally in the 
Daily Beat (Dec. 22, Jan. 8, Feb. 7). In the Great Wood south 
of the railway it was always to be met with, although in small 
numbers only. 
Picoides arcticus (Swains.) is said to be common in autumn and 
winter in the northern portions of Wisconsin where it possibly 
breeds. King has found it in Price county in July. Comes oc¬ 
casionally, perhaps, to Shiocton. Was shot at Black Creek, 10 
miles off. Picoides americanus Brehm is a more northern bird, 
but has been shot several times in southern Wisconsin (Brewer). 
73. Spbyrapicus yariiis (Linn.), xx M. (N.) $ L. 207. E. 
387. W. 123. T. 82. $ (3) L. 192-205. E. 359-361. W. 119- 
123. T. 68-84. It is the woodpecker breeding in the greatest 
numbers at Shiocton. It generally has its nests lower than the 
other species. May 17, 1882, there was a nest -just begun in a 
maple, 12 feet over Shioc River. June 19 there were young 
in a nest 40 feet from the ground. In 1882 four were seen in 
company April 18. Afterward daily. Most about the 20th. In 
the Daily Beat not later than October 13. The greatest part 
