. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 14 ^YOODPECKERS high up on conspicuous tree-trunks. In the Zoological Park we put up every winter at least twenty-five two-pound strips of fat pork, for the woodpeckers and chickadees which live with us all the year GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. The Golden-Winged Woodpecker^ is my favorite of the members of this Order. It is a bird of good size, dignified in bearing, decidedly handsome, and a great worker. He loves to hunt insects on the ground, occasionally, but is ver
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 14 ^YOODPECKERS high up on conspicuous tree-trunks. In the Zoological Park we put up every winter at least twenty-five two-pound strips of fat pork, for the woodpeckers and chickadees which live with us all the year GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. The Golden-Winged Woodpecker^ is my favorite of the members of this Order. It is a bird of good size, dignified in bearing, decidedly handsome, and a great worker. He loves to hunt insects on the ground, occasionally, but is very alert and watchful, meanwhile. If you approach too near, he leaps into the air, and with a succession of wave-like sweeps 1 Co-lap'tes au-ra'tus lu'te-us. Length, about 12 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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