. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. Some Common Birds Useful io the Farmer. 25 f^'S^^S'^ZXr.^'^.X.,'^^ '^^ese insects dung beetles, and other beetles of the lea^chafer f/m?it 'Tx'"'' °* "^^^^ ^^S^' of white grubs, noted pests, and evin as adnlt, ^Zl^' ^k^'^ ^""^ ^^« ^"^""s are decidedly harmful ^ ™''°'^ members of the family are''";*"e" m'oTh"^^^^^^^^^ ''°--- ^"^ ---^«. obeyed. The bird is far too useful t'nihk'-ki- and attractive to be persecuted. ;^jpm0Miii. THE WOODPECKERS. Five or six species of woodpeck- ers are fa
. [Collected reprints, 1895-1916. Birds. Some Common Birds Useful io the Farmer. 25 f^'S^^S'^ZXr.^'^.X.,'^^ '^^ese insects dung beetles, and other beetles of the lea^chafer f/m?it 'Tx'"'' °* "^^^^ ^^S^' of white grubs, noted pests, and evin as adnlt, ^Zl^' ^k^'^ ^""^ ^^« ^"^""s are decidedly harmful ^ ™''°'^ members of the family are''";*"e" m'oTh"^^^^^^^^^ ''°--- ^"^ ---^«. obeyed. The bird is far too useful t'nihk'-ki- and attractive to be persecuted. ;^jpm0Miii. THE WOODPECKERS. Five or six species of woodpeck- ers are familiarly known through- out the eastern United States, and in the West are replaced by others of similar habits. Several species remain in the Northern States through the entire year, while others are more or less migratory. Farmers are prone to look upon woodpeckers with suspicion. When. Fig. -Hairy woodpecker, inches. Length, about 9 must be doing harm. Careful ob- servers, however, have noticed that, excepting a single species, these birds rarely leave any con- spicuous mark on a healthy tree, except when it is affected by wood- boring larvae, which are accurately located, dislodged, and devoured by the woodpecker. Two of the best-known woodpeckers, the hairy-woodpecker °'' (fig. 20) and the downy woodpecker," including their races, range over the greater part of the United States. They differ chiefly in size, their colors being practically the same. The males, like those of many other woodpeckers, are distinguished by a scarlet patch on the head. An examination of many stomachs of these two species shows that from two-thirds to three-fourths of the food consists of insects, chiefly noxious kinds. Wood-boring beetles, both adults and larvje, are conspicuous, and with them are associated many caterpillars, mostly species that burrow into trees. Next in importance are the ants that live in decaying wood, all of which are sought by woodpeckers and eaten in gre
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