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7s. DOWNY WOODPECKER. 
Dryobates pubescens (Linn.) 
Resident; common, Found everywhere, and like the Hairy 
very industrious. Of all our Woodpeckers it is by far the most 
useful to the agriculturist, although many people believe it is 
attracted to orchards by the sap the trees contain, and hence 
have named it Sapsucker. I found that name general through- 
out ali sections visited. It does not feed upon the sap of trees, 
but being a skillful insect hunter, it penetrates the bark where 
the insects are doing the greatest damage. Stomachs of 
specimens secured contained remains of beetles, /Zymnoptera, 
and larve of Lepidoptera. 
79. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. 
Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). 
Transient visitant; common. Did not meet with this species 
until October 1, when it was found frequenting woods and 
small groves along the valleys. I have no doubt that it may 
breed among the higher mountain ridges along the headwaters 
of Cheat River. It is shy and hard to approach. 
80. PILEATED WOODPECKER. 
Ceophlceus pileatus (Linn.). 
Resident; common. Saw them frequently among the 
girdled trees in the mountain sections. They were so shy: 
that ic was impossible to get within shooting distance. I killed 
one while it was feeding on the ground. Its stomach con- 
tained the remains of corn and the common red ant (/ormica* 
sanguinea. ) 
Si. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 
Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). 
Summer resident: common. Most plentiful through the 
farming districts and river bottoms. At Buckhannon they were 
abundant during August. Stomachs of specimens secured con- 
tained grasshoppers, black ants, beetles, fruit of sour gum, 
blackberry, wild cherry, corn, buck wheat, seeds of swart-weed, 
and the pulp of apples. 
