Colaptes auratus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1874. Aug. 31. Shot a young female which had distinct black cheek- patches. 1876. June 3. A nest in a short birch stub contained two eggs. " 8. A nest in a low stub near the house contained six fresh eggs. [2003] on pine tree stub 5 ft up over water. " 5. Found a nest in an old hole while in the very next tree there was a perfectly new and neatly bored one. The male was sitting and came out upon my striking the tree; I could not reach the rest. " 23. The bird robbed June did not desert the nest al- though we cut open the entrance; but digging it about a foot deeper at the bottom she laid another set of six eggs which I took to-day. 1880. May 28. Four sets, once containing seven eggs, all incuba- ted about five days. Alva Coolidge assures me that he has found eleven eggs in the nest of this Woodpecker. " 29. Set C-7. Five eggs incubated about five days; two frosh. Entrance hole in south side of leaning ash stub; height fifteen feet. The male came out when we rapped on the stub. Over water or lake shore. Big Island Cove. 1882. Oct. 8-22 Unusually and unaccountably scarce, a fact remarked by all the hunters and guides. We saw not more than three or four in all.