Colaptos auratus. 
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1874. 
Aug. 31.1 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
Shot a young femalo v/hi eh had distinct black chook- 
patches. 
1876, 
June 3. 
A nest in a short birch stub contained tv^o eggs. 
" 8. 
A nest in a low stub near the house contained six 
fresli eggs. 
" 5. 
PouriQ a nest in an old hole while in the very next 
tree there v/as a perfectly new and Uveatly bored one. 
Tne male was sittiiig and came out upon rny striking the 
tree; I could not roach the rest. 
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! ^ The bird robbed June did not dose t the nest al- 
: tnough we cut open the entrance; but digging it about a 
foot deeper at the bottom she laid another set of six 
eggs which I took to-day. 
1880. 
May 28. 
Four sots, onoc containing seven eggs, all incuba¬ 
ted about five days. Alva Coolidge assures me that ho 
nas found el oven eggs in the nost of this Woodpecker. 
" 29. 
Sot C-7. Rive eggs incubated about five days; 
two fresh. Entrance hole in south side of leaning ash 
Kjtub, neight fifteen feet. The male camo out ‘vhen we 
rapped on tlie stub. Over water o- lake sho-'-o. 
1882. 
Oct.8-22 ! 
Unusually and unaccountably scarce, a fact remarked 
by all the hunters and guides. Wo saw not more than 
throe or four in all. 
