Range—United States to Pacific Slope.
Nest—On the ground, oven-shape.
Eggs—Three to six, white or creamy white, glossy, spotted.
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ARCTIC THREE-TOED WOODPECKER—Picoides arcticus. Other name: "Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker."
Range—Northern North America, south to northern border of the United States, and farther on high mountain ranges. In the mountains of the west (Sierra Nevada, etc.) south to about 39°, where it breeds.
Nest—In dead trees, not more than five or six feet from the ground.
Eggs—Four to six, pure ivory white.