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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Adult Male--Upper parts black, white, and pale lemon; top of head scarlet; a broad white line from bill beneath the eye; throat deep scarlet, bordered with black; black also on the breast; belly pale lemon yellow; side streaked roughly with blackish.
Adult Female--No scarlet; the breast grayish. Length--8.56.
Breeding Range--From the northern United States northward.
The nest is in a hole in a tree, usually from 30 to 45 feet from the ground. 5 to 7 not very highly polished white eggs are laid. Size--.85 x .60.
In speaking of this bird, Mr. Brewster mentions the dead birch as being preferred to any other tree for nesting purposes, and the locality chosen is usually not far from water.