_Picoides americanus americanus_
Two toes in front and one behind, an orange-yellow
crest in the male, and a black back _closely and
evenly barred with white_ distinguish this bird;
it is somewhat smaller than the preceding, L.
8-3/4.
_Range._ Canada, south to the northern parts of
our boundary states; unknown south of
Massachusetts.
Not so common as the Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, and less often found
south of its breeding range. Nests in early June.