. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. ,cll US round uiidn, near to rent iiuiiibors ovidcnl tlint llicr (Vom tlie n, which nat- c(liiirin)4 their Ifcd much oil I, Hiniiiix, and f these birds ost inclement they reappear lich lliey com- •90 they often ^)\)Ui tree, at iui areiiiental in the formid- 1 no otiier aid a. winding bur- Migiii. At this tiicy continue dealing blows noh of the car- te, are deposit- which line the he nest. This rank and disa- nd into it, the 0 many hidden d den in which higher branch- 1 to fly. In the na, I observed ma
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. ,cll US round uiidn, near to rent iiuiiibors ovidcnl tlint llicr (Vom tlie n, which nat- c(liiirin)4 their Ifcd much oil I, Hiniiiix, and f these birds ost inclement they reappear lich lliey com- •90 they often ^)\)Ui tree, at iui areiiiental in the formid- 1 no otiier aid a. winding bur- Migiii. At this tiicy continue dealing blows noh of the car- te, are deposit- which line the he nest. This rank and disa- nd into it, the 0 many hidden d den in which higher branch- 1 to fly. In the na, I observed many petulant , OR nOLDEN-WINUED WOOnPKCK ER. r>03 quarrels daily ensued, from a host of rival suitors, accom- companied by their ordinary cackling and squealing. Ono of their complaisant recognitions, often delivered on a fine morning, from the .sumtnit of some lofiy <lcad limb, is 'wit a 'wit 'wit 'wit 'wit wit 'wit wrrt, and wait a woil, wait woil wnit wait, commencing loud, and slow- ly rising and quickening till the tones run together into a nois(! like that of a watchman's rattle. They have al.^o a sort of complaining call, from which they have probably derived their name of prr xlt, pre iit; and at tinier a plaintive qneiih qni'nh. Occasionally they also utter in a sipiealing tone, when surprised, or engag- ed in amusing rivalry with their fellows, wec-iogh wcr- c6gh wer-riifffi, or weriup weecup. The food of this species varies with the season ; they arc at all times exceedingly fond of vvoodlice, ants, and their larva;; and as the fruits become mature, they also add to their ample fare, common cherries, bird cherries, winter grapes, gum l)erries, those of the rcd-ccdar, as well as of the sumacii, smilax,*and other kinds. As the maize too ripens, while yet in the milky state, the Flicker pays frequent visits to the field, and the farmer, readily forgetful of his past services, only rcnieml)ers his present faults, and, closing his career wit
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