. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. watni.) North- o), aod m from I uorth- luntaln- ler real- tiODB o( iorthero Merrtam county, 1 In ihe ad FlHh I numer- e Sierra ler com- n-e corn- t young. hix feet Jpeckera L greater age size, 18, HOUtb 0 Hpruoe with the Bting is orthern waH in waH an oHcribed strongly lUH ala$' ut more dor»ali9 d Idaho iting the NORTH AUtUIVAS BiHUS. 269 SiT/' -. •*BuiiopiiAN Tnnkk TOKU WooDPicKiR Pii»iUn trtaiKiylMt. Similar in cul to P. »mtHcamm$ (Prom Br«hin)k 402. YELLOW-BELLIED BAP8UCKEB. HphvravUu
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. watni.) North- o), aod m from I uorth- luntaln- ler real- tiODB o( iorthero Merrtam county, 1 In ihe ad FlHh I numer- e Sierra ler com- n-e corn- t young. hix feet Jpeckera L greater age size, 18, HOUtb 0 Hpruoe with the Bting is orthern waH in waH an oHcribed strongly lUH ala$' ut more dor»ali9 d Idaho iting the NORTH AUtUIVAS BiHUS. 269 SiT/' -. •*BuiiopiiAN Tnnkk TOKU WooDPicKiR Pii»iUn trtaiKiylMt. Similar in cul to P. »mtHcamm$ (Prom Br«hin)k 402. YELLOW-BELLIED BAP8UCKEB. HphvravUuH variun (Mnn.) (]coR. Diat.—BaHtcrn North America north to aliout 63° 31' (north of Port Simpiion), breed- ing from MaHHiichuBettH northward; in winter to the WcHt Indlea, Mexico and Costa Rica. The Yellow-liellied Woodpecker is one of the moHt HinRuliirly mnrked and moat attractive birds of the family. It breectH from the northern I'nlted atates northward. A common bird in moHt of Its Tnitrd StatcH range. The WoodpeckerH of thiH genua are the only oncH to which the term 'Sapsuckpr" can with any propriety b«' ap- plied. They lock the long cxtcnHlle lonKU<* M'hich enablcH the other Hpeclcs to prol)« the winding gallcrIcK of wood-eallng larvn', and Ihoy ore known to feed largely upon the green Inner bark of trees. In some localities this species is said to d* troy many trees l)y stripping off bark and girdling them with holes for the sap. The fol- lowing details are from Mr. William Urewstcr's account of this bird's neating hahlta In New Englond. He stotcs that throughout the White Mountains of New Hamp- shire, ond in most sections of Northern Maine, the Yellow-bellied Woodpeckers out- number oil the other speciea in the summer season. Their favorite nesting sites are large, dead birches, ond a decided preference is manifested for the vicinity of water, though some negta occur In the Interior woods. The average height of the excava- tion from the Rround Is abo
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