. Birds of the world for young people . rly rich in Woodpeckers, aboutone half of the three hundred and fifty known speciesoccurring in this continent and displaying a wonderfuldiversity of plumage. These birds, however, arefound all over the world, except in the Australianregion, Madagascar, and Egypt. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is the largest of theAmerican species, measuring twenty inches in general colouring is black and white, and thereis a large scarlet crest. Running from the eye downthe neck and half way down the back on each side isa conspicuous white stripe. The lower hal
. Birds of the world for young people . rly rich in Woodpeckers, aboutone half of the three hundred and fifty known speciesoccurring in this continent and displaying a wonderfuldiversity of plumage. These birds, however, arefound all over the world, except in the Australianregion, Madagascar, and Egypt. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is the largest of theAmerican species, measuring twenty inches in general colouring is black and white, and thereis a large scarlet crest. Running from the eye downthe neck and half way down the back on each side isa conspicuous white stripe. The lower half of theprimaries is white, and the imder parts are a glossyblack. The bill is ivory white. This handsome birdis extremely shy, and is found only in the forests ofthe Gulf States and in the Lower Mississippi Plate 6, Fig. 25. The Great Black Woodpecker is a large Europeanspecies, in which the plumage is entirely black exceptfor the red crest. Attempts have been made toacclimatise these birds in the British Islands, but with-. 24. Gray-headed Lesser Spotted Green Woodpecker Woodpecker ,, ■ , (Dryobates {Lrectnue canity). minor). (Campephilus principalUJ.
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