. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. BED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 9% inches. Adults with entire head and breast red; young with a gray head and back, streaked with darker. This very handsome species is common and very well known in the Middle and Central States. They are the ruffians of the family, very noisy and quarrel- some. One of their worst traits is the devouring of the eggs and young of other birds. To partially olfset this, they also eat insects and grubs and a great deal of fruit. Note.—A loud, whi
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. BED-HEADED WOODPECKER. 406. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 9% inches. Adults with entire head and breast red; young with a gray head and back, streaked with darker. This very handsome species is common and very well known in the Middle and Central States. They are the ruffians of the family, very noisy and quarrel- some. One of their worst traits is the devouring of the eggs and young of other birds. To partially olfset this, they also eat insects and grubs and a great deal of fruit. Note.—A loud, whining "charr," "charr," besides numerous other calls and imitations. Nest.—Holes in trees in woods, orchards or along roadsides and also in fence posts or telegraph poles. In May and June they lay four to six glossy, white eggs ( X .75). Rang'e.—United States east of the Rockies, breeding from the Gulf to New York and Minnesota. Winters in southern United Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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