Picus puboscens. 
218 
1866. 
Aug, 7. 
1869. 
Jul3r 5 
Aug. 
1870. 
July £ 
Aug, 
Saw a male hanging on some green apples in a garden. 
At first I thought he was eating them, but, upon approach¬ 
ing c_osely, found that ho was picking out insects [pr-o- 
bably euculi larvaof from the under sides. 
Pound it common, breeding, at the foot of Mt.Wash¬ 
ington. They frequented the depths of the forest and 
in common with most of the other Woodpeckers of that re. 
gion, had the feathers of the tail deeply stained with 
tne sap of the spruce trees. 
Rather scarce (Profile House, N.H.), 
