. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. WOODPECKERS 16 = lie is in reality the Yellow-shafted Wood- ])ccker or GoIdcMi-\\;;ed \\'t)od])ecUer because of the bright yellow undersides of the wings and shafts of the wing feathers. In the northern part of its range the Flicker averages a trifle larger in size, and he is there known as the Northern Flicker iColaptcs anralus liitnis). W'est of the Mississippi the yellow bcconics red and we lind there the Red-shafted Wocjdpeckcr (Cohif'tcs cafcr collaris). The I""licker is a friendly neighbor. His in- terest is so hearty in the li
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. WOODPECKERS 16 = lie is in reality the Yellow-shafted Wood- ])ccker or GoIdcMi-\\;;ed \\'t)od])ecUer because of the bright yellow undersides of the wings and shafts of the wing feathers. In the northern part of its range the Flicker averages a trifle larger in size, and he is there known as the Northern Flicker iColaptcs anralus liitnis). W'est of the Mississippi the yellow bcconics red and we lind there the Red-shafted Wocjdpeckcr (Cohif'tcs cafcr collaris). The I""licker is a friendly neighbor. His in- terest is so hearty in the life about him. He may be on the limbs of the trees in the characteristic Woodpecker fashion, or he may be on the ground making a dcs]icrate noise in the leaves, or he may be up and down, out and in a pasture in the most erratic fashion. His dis])Osition to make friends with the Robins and Bluebirds and even with the linglish Sparrows has often been noted, and even Swallows and Hawks often meet him on friendlv terms. F. Niclson Nichols. ^5 ^ A' â 5T ^^MK^S? Ip^ = ^TTT ^^Sj l^F i i' â < - r r *^v;- L Li_, -»â»'. .-â. .t-i-^W - .'% Photo by H. L. Ferguson Courtesy of Nat. Asso. Aud. boc. A GROUND-BUILT NEST OF A FLICKER This resourceful Flicker lived on Fishers Island, New York. No nesting-site, measuring up to Woodpeckers' standards, was available and she therefore hollowed out a place on the ground. The imprint made by her tail as she turned around can be plainly seen. ^ Photo by 1'. C. I'lllctl CuurU-sy o£ Nat. Asso. Aud. Soc. YOUNG FLICKERS Four of a family of seven raised in this box From the jjoint of view of the food analyst the farmer and the horticulturist have very little quarrel with the Flicker. It eats only a few ]iredacious ground beetles. The remainder of the animal food is entirely of harmful species. In its vegetable diet, grain and fruit are the only useful products eaten, and the quantities are insignificant. The bird, like many others, has the ba
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