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B I R D S OF N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 373
393a. N O R T H E R N H A I R Y WOODPECKER— D r y o b a t e s villosus
leucomelas ( Bodd.).
On the 6th of May, 1885, M r . R e i d discovered a nest in
a hole i n a dry standing poplar tree near Fort Providence.
There were eight eggs therein, and the parent was seen and
shot. Dr. B e l l became the intended recipient of both. At
Fort St. James, Stuart's Lake, on the 25th of May, 1889,
a native hunter found a nest holding four fresh eggs i n a
similar position. Both parents i n this instance were also
observed near by and shot. On 4th June, i n the same
locality, an Indian g i r l brought us four eggs and a live
Sialia arctica, which she asserted to be one of the parent
birds. The nest was found i n a hole i n a dry pine tree, at
a height of several feet above the ground. She placed a
snare across the entrance thereto, and on going to visit it
soon after, she stated that she caught the b i r d with her hand
as she emerged therefrom on her approach. I could not,
however, believe that these large, apparently woodpecker eggs
belonged to so small and different a species, and after caref
u l l y identifying the b i r d I liberated i t . Twenty days later
the contents ( four eggs) of a third nest were obtained, but
the parent could not be secured, while they have been
receipted from Washington under this heading. All of the
nests i n question had a small sprinkling of wood dust placed
beneath the eggs.
Major Bendire states that M r . Ross took a male near
Eort Simpson, Mackenzie R i v e r , on December 29th, I860,
and M r . McQuestion obtained a female at Fort Reliance,
Upper Y u k o n River, on September 15th, 1878. Both specimens
are i n the National Museum at Washington, D . C .
The National Museum at Ottawa contains seven bird
specimens and but one set of eggs, taken near Toronto, and
presented by W . R a i n e!
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| OCR | B I R D S OF N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 373 393a. N O R T H E R N H A I R Y WOODPECKER— D r y o b a t e s villosus leucomelas ( Bodd.). On the 6th of May, 1885, M r . R e i d discovered a nest in a hole i n a dry standing poplar tree near Fort Providence. There were eight eggs therein, and the parent was seen and shot. Dr. B e l l became the intended recipient of both. At Fort St. James, Stuart's Lake, on the 25th of May, 1889, a native hunter found a nest holding four fresh eggs i n a similar position. Both parents i n this instance were also observed near by and shot. On 4th June, i n the same locality, an Indian g i r l brought us four eggs and a live Sialia arctica, which she asserted to be one of the parent birds. The nest was found i n a hole i n a dry pine tree, at a height of several feet above the ground. She placed a snare across the entrance thereto, and on going to visit it soon after, she stated that she caught the b i r d with her hand as she emerged therefrom on her approach. I could not, however, believe that these large, apparently woodpecker eggs belonged to so small and different a species, and after caref u l l y identifying the b i r d I liberated i t . Twenty days later the contents ( four eggs) of a third nest were obtained, but the parent could not be secured, while they have been receipted from Washington under this heading. All of the nests i n question had a small sprinkling of wood dust placed beneath the eggs. Major Bendire states that M r . Ross took a male near Eort Simpson, Mackenzie R i v e r , on December 29th, I860, and M r . McQuestion obtained a female at Fort Reliance, Upper Y u k o n River, on September 15th, 1878. Both specimens are i n the National Museum at Washington, D . C . The National Museum at Ottawa contains seven bird specimens and but one set of eggs, taken near Toronto, and presented by W . R a i n e! |
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