. American ornithology for the home and school . ow quills; the remainder are brown,barred heavily with black. The under part of wings golden bluish ash. NEST AND EGGS. About the first of April the flickers begin to drill the hole for theirnest. They generally select a dead limb for this purpose. Thebirds take turns in the excavating for a home, and the work pro-ceeds quite rapidly. Sometimes the chips are carried to a distanceand deposited, but oftener they are strewn about directly under thenest. They drill into the tree for about four inches, then down-ward to a depth of from si
. American ornithology for the home and school . ow quills; the remainder are brown,barred heavily with black. The under part of wings golden bluish ash. NEST AND EGGS. About the first of April the flickers begin to drill the hole for theirnest. They generally select a dead limb for this purpose. Thebirds take turns in the excavating for a home, and the work pro-ceeds quite rapidly. Sometimes the chips are carried to a distanceand deposited, but oftener they are strewn about directly under thenest. They drill into the tree for about four inches, then down-ward to a depth of from six inches to two feet. The flicker depositsher eggs on the chips at the bottom of the hole, rarely lining itwith anything, except occasionally with a few grasses. She lays fromfive to eight oval, white, glossy eggs, which ha\e a pinkish tintwhen fresh. The flicker, unlike most birds, will continue layingafter part of the eggs are removed; as many as thirty eggs have beentaken from the same nest, by removing one each day. H AMERICAN ORNITHOL OG ). FLICKER. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 15 HABITS. The flicker is familiarly knownunder the names of golden-wingedwoodpecker, yellow hummer,yellow-shafted flicker, and oftenas highhole. It is generally ashy bird, and, with its watchfuleye always on the lookout for dan-ger, most always manages to keepa goodly distance away. Some-times, one bolder than his fellows,or perhaps one who has not yet ar-rived at the age of discretion, allowsyou to approach quite near. Hegenerally manages, however, tokeep on the opposite side of the treetrunk, only showing his head fromtime to time, to ascertain if you areevilly inclined. Their flight, though rapid, ap-pears laborious; each downwardmotion of the wings gives them anupward and forward impetus, theforce of which is nearly expendedbefore the next, thus making theirprogress a series of ups anddowns. Unlike most of the wood-peckers, the flicker is at home onthe ground and is to be found therequite often, espec
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