. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . hite or yellow ; rump, wing-patch, and belly Female: Like male, but with red crown separated from the white or yellow forehead by a black : Like adults, but colors Distribution: Mexico and western border of United States from Western Texas to California, and north along Pacific coast to Southern Oregon ; south to Lower Breed
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . hite or yellow ; rump, wing-patch, and belly Female: Like male, but with red crown separated from the white or yellow forehead by a black : Like adults, but colors Distribution: Mexico and western border of United States from Western Texas to California, and north along Pacific coast to Southern Oregon ; south to Lower Breeding Range: Suitable localities in lower Transition zone west of the Sierra Season: April 15 to July 15. Nest: Cavity or excavation in trees, from 20 to 50 feet from the : 4 or 5 ; glossy white. Size X This is the Woodpecker most uniquely Western in allhis ways. He belongs exclusively to the oak belt andcan be found only where these trees are abundant. Notat all shy, he seems to the Eastern bird-lover to replacethe redhead of the home forests, and his gay wake-up,wake-up, is a welcome greeting from an old the redhead, he is very emphatic in his manner of. 407a. Califoenian Woodpecker; foruiicivorus bairdi. CONSPICUOUSLY BLACK AND WHITE 377 speech, emphasizing his conversation with ludicrous con-tortions of his body. But his uniqueness lies in his habit of storing up foodfor the winter, according to the advice of King Solomon,— food in this instance meaning the cartridge-like acornsof the live oaks. For each one of these he chisels outa hole which is so exact a fit that once the nut is in,man requires a tool to get it out. Round and round atree he goes, filling it as full of these acorns as the lawallows, and not sparing the limbs until it is honeycombedfrom top to bottom. In front of the residence of Starr Jordan at Palo Alto, stands one of thesetrees, a living monument to the industry of Melcmerpesformicivorus bairdi.
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