. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . orthern North America, south to NorthCarolina, west to the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains; occasionalon Pacific slope from California northward. (A. O. U.) Adult male: Top of head and sides of neck, ashy gray; a band ofscarlet on back of the head (nuchal band ); sides of head, whole throatand upper breast, lilac brown; a broad black band on the breast; ablack submaxillary stripe (on the cheeks extending to base of the bill);back and exposed wing coverts, olive brown, with bars of black;under parts, whitish, shading to buffy white on the sides and ma
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . orthern North America, south to NorthCarolina, west to the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains; occasionalon Pacific slope from California northward. (A. O. U.) Adult male: Top of head and sides of neck, ashy gray; a band ofscarlet on back of the head (nuchal band ); sides of head, whole throatand upper breast, lilac brown; a broad black band on the breast; ablack submaxillary stripe (on the cheeks extending to base of the bill);back and exposed wing coverts, olive brown, with bars of black;under parts, whitish, shading to buffy white on the sides and markedwith numerous round, black spots; upper surface of primaries, darkbrown; the shafts of the feathers bright yellow; under surface ofprimaries, golden yellow; upper surface of tail feathers, blackish,some of them edged with buffy white spots, the shafts, yellow; undersurface of tail, golden yellow, tipped with black; rump, pure white(conspicuous when flying); bill, horn color. 520 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. Northern Flicker. Adult female: Similar, but lacking the black streaks on the cheeks. Immature birds are similar, but often show more red on the head. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, An abundant summer resident in Illinois and Wisconsin, themajority arriving early in April and remaining with us until few remain in northern Illinois all winter, and it is common in win-ter in the southern part of the state. Specimens are occasionallytaken having the yellow on the tail feathers replaced by orange red,possibly due to reversion or hybridization of the eastern form withthe red-shafted western species. It breeds in May and early June. The nest is usually built in ahole in a tree, but occasionally in such places as hollow piazza postsor holes in roofs of summer houses. The eggs are usually from six tonine in number, pure white, and measure about x .85 inches. This species is known by various local names, such as High-ho
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