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Downy Woodpecker —( Dryobates pubescens mediaruus). 
A smaller, more common woodpecker than the last, but with almost the same 
arrangement of colors. This species has the white of the under tail feathers 
cross-barred with black. 
Breeds throughout eastern North America. Winters about the same. Abund¬ 
ant resident. 
Red-cockaded Woodpecker, —( Dryobates borealis). 
A small, southern “ladder-backed” woodpecker, with white sides to the head 
and a scarlet tuft of feathers on each side of the crown, back of the eyes and 
above the white cheeks. The female lacks the scarlet. 
Breeds in Southern States, eastern Texas to North Carolina, and occasionally 
farther north. Winters the same. A very rare straggler from the south. 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker —( Sphyrapicus varius). 
A small, rather common, scarlet-crowned, mottled-backed, yellowish-bellied 
woodpecker, with much white on the wings and black on the breast. The 
mottling of the back is of black and yellowish. The wings are black, with many 
spots of white on the quills, and the coverts are mainly white. The tail is more 
or less barred with black and white. The male has a red throat and the female 
a white one. 
Breeds in northern United States, northward. Winters in Potomac valley, 
south. Occasionally farther north. Common transient visitant and occasional 
winter resident. 
Pileated Woodpecker; Logcock— ( Ceophlaeus pileatus). 
A large, southern, red-crested, black-bodied, dark-billed woodpecker, with the 
sides of the head and the neck mainly white. When flying much white can be 
seen on the wings as the basal half of the feathers is white. The female lacks 
red on the fore part of the crown. 
Breeds in forest regions throughout North America. Winters same. Very 
rare straggler in New Jersey. A few still breed in the dense swamps of southern 
New Jersey. 
Red-headed Woodpec k er —( Melanerpes eryUvrocephalus ). 
A common, medium-sized, black-backed, white-rumped, white-bellied wood¬ 
pecker, with the whole head and neck bright red. The secondary quills are 
white, forming a large white wing patch. 
Breeds in eastern United States, but rare east of the Hudson and Delaware 
•rivers. Winters irregularly throughout the breeding range, but mainly in the 
Southern States. Summer resident, but of irregular distribution. 
Red-bellied "Woodpecker— ( Melanerpes carolinus). 
A southern, medium-sized, "ladder-backed,” whitish-bellied woodpecker, with 
the crown and back neck bright scarlet, and the breast and belly often tinged 
with red. The black and white bars of the back and wings are numerous and 
distinct. 
Breeds in Southern States, rare north of Chesapeake bay. Winters about the 
same. Rare and irregular straggler, occurring mostly in winter. 
