S4 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
Breeds northward to Canada and westward to the plains. Winters in West 
Indies, eastern Mexico and Costa Rica. Common summer resident, generally 
distributed and breeding regularly. 
Black-killed Cuckoo—( Coccyzus arythrophtlialinus). 
A bird similar to the last in form, colors and habits, but with less white and 
no black on the tail, the under mandible black, and no cinnamon on the wings. 
The voice is less harsh. 
Breeds northward to Labrador and Manitoba and westward to the Rocky 
mountains. Winters in West Indies, Mexico, to northern South America. Sum¬ 
mer resident. 
FAMILY ALCEDIN IDLE.—THE KINGFISHERS. 
Represented in eastern North America by hut one species. 
Belted Kingfisher—( Ceryle alcyon). 
A noisy, short-tailed, large-straight-billed, crested, blue-backed bird, with 
white lower parts and bluish band across the breast. The wing quills and tail 
feathers are black, more or less blotched and barred with white. 
Breeds throughout North America. Winters in Middle States (casually), 
southward to Panama. Common summer resident, generally distributed along 
rivers and creeks. 
FAMILY PIC1DJE.—THE WOODPECKERS. 
Of the eight species of Woodpeckers found in New Jersey, three 
are generally distributed: The downy woodpecker and flicker 
being abundant and the hairy woodpecker less common. The 
red-headed woodpecker is irregularly distributed, being a com¬ 
mon breeder in some districts and very rare in others. The yellow- 
bellied sapsucker is a common migrant. Of the remaining species, 
the pileated woodpecker is almost entirely restricted to the moun¬ 
tains and forests, while the red-bellied and red-cockaded species 
are mere stragglers in New r Jersey. 
H airy Woodpecker—( Dryobates villosus). 
A small, white-spotted woodpecker, with much black on the upper parts 
and white below. The white spots of the wings give them a barred appearance 
when the bird is at rest, and the white of the center of the back forms a longi¬ 
tudinal band ; the head has streaks of black and white. The male has a scarlet 
patch on the nape. 
Breeds in eastern United States, except the south Atlantic States. Winters 
about the same. Resident, most abundant in the mountains and the wilder 
sections of the country. 
