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Sphyradius varius.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1888
Sept. 10
Sphyradius varius ✓
Sluggish disposition
Watched one over an hour during which he moved only a few feet up the trunk of a maple tapping softly at intervals. This is the most sluggish Woodpecker I know. It will spend hours in the same tree. The species of Picus & Piciodes are very much more animated, restless and energetic.