. Bird notes . Plioto trom life by H. Spotted AH rifihi.^ reserved. June, 1913. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB Some Interesting Birds. Bv Wesley T. Page, , etc. Illustrated from TiiFE I$Y H. Wir^LFORD. Continued from page 139. Great-spotted Woodpecker (Dendroeopus major, Lin-nipus) : In Mr. Willfords exceptionally fine photos, this birdis caught in two characteristic and typical poses, and the skillof the photographer is shown, in having secured so natural aresult, as evidenced by the calm and unruffled expression ofthe bird figured, for the t
. Bird notes . Plioto trom life by H. Spotted AH rifihi.^ reserved. June, 1913. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB Some Interesting Birds. Bv Wesley T. Page, , etc. Illustrated from TiiFE I$Y H. Wir^LFORD. Continued from page 139. Great-spotted Woodpecker (Dendroeopus major, Lin-nipus) : In Mr. Willfords exceptionally fine photos, this birdis caught in two characteristic and typical poses, and the skillof the photographer is shown, in having secured so natural aresult, as evidenced by the calm and unruffled expression ofthe bird figured, for the two photos are of the same bird—afemale. The photos also indicate that in captivity (not a largeaviary is represented), almost natural conditions may be sup-plied, or at any rate sufficient to enable them to take exercisein a natural manner. The Great-spotted Woodpecker is not a bird that is fre-quently seen owing to its retiring demeanour, and usually it isonly the careful and persistent ob-erver that gets a glimpse atthis species of the British Wood-hewers. At the
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