The new international encyclopaedia . 1. BRAZILIAN PICULET (Picumrus lepldotus. 2. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). ^_ WRYNECK (lynx torquMla). 3. DOWNY WOODPECKER IDryobates pubescens). 4. LOG-COCK (Ceophlceus plleatus). 5. FLICKER (Colaptes auratus). WOOD-PRESERVING. WOODS. tizing witli zinc siil|] While tlic trco isstill growing tlie head ef the tree is cut off, andthe top of the bare stem is liollowed into theform of a liowl, whieli is then filled with thesolution, which is afterwards sujiplied as re-quired. The li(|uid penetrates downward, killingthe tree a
The new international encyclopaedia . 1. BRAZILIAN PICULET (Picumrus lepldotus. 2. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). ^_ WRYNECK (lynx torquMla). 3. DOWNY WOODPECKER IDryobates pubescens). 4. LOG-COCK (Ceophlceus plleatus). 5. FLICKER (Colaptes auratus). WOOD-PRESERVING. WOODS. tizing witli zinc siil|] While tlic trco isstill growing tlie head ef the tree is cut off, andthe top of the bare stem is liollowed into theform of a liowl, whieli is then filled with thesolution, which is afterwards sujiplied as re-quired. The li(|uid penetrates downward, killingthe tree as it goes, but giving to the wood a mostremarkable degree of duraliility. In creosotingthe w-ood may l>o simply steeped in creosote naphthaline, too, has been employed as ajireservalive for timber. WOOD-QUAIL. See Roulroul. WOOD-RAT. A large American forest rat,several species of which form the group JJeo-tomina\ Some have round nearly naked tailsand others bushj tails. They are most numer-ous in the Southern and Weste
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