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Melanerpes erythrocephalus.
Melanerpes 12 [illegible] Sept. 1887.
L. Umbagog, Maine.
♂ last
Melanerpes erythrocephalus.- May 30 May 30-June 10, 1871,
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Occurence at Lake Umbagog.
Mrs. Bartlett of "Poplar Tavern" has
a freshly mounted Red-headed Woodpecker
which she received in the flesh from Bristol
N. H. It is an unusually high-colored adult
I have only one other record for this region,
that of my specimen taken in 1871.
Melanerpes erythrocephalus.
1885
June C. R. Lamb saw an adult in Bristol, N.H.
It flew from post to post of a fence bordering
the roadside and was rather tame.
Maine (L. Umbagog)
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
1886 Spring occurrence
May 30 Under the above date Miss Clara G. Hayward
of Upton, Maine, sent me a Red-headed
Woodpecker in the flesh. It reached me
in shocking condition but I managed to
preserve the skin. The bird was a fine
adult ♂ and was killed at L. Umbagog.