. Birds of Michigan. Birds. Syndactyle foot of Kingfisher. the Upper Peninsula" (L. W. Watkins); ''common at Iron Mountain''(E. E. Brewster); breeds; nests, in a hole four to eight feet long in banks; |" nests sometimes in hollow trees'" (Dr. W. C. Brownell); nests along the banks of the Red Ce:Iar River on the college grounds; eggs six to eight, white. Order PTCI. Woodpeckers. Climbing birds, with chisel like ])ills and barbed tongues. Family PICID^-E. Woodpeckers. Peck holes in wood in search of insects; food insects, fruit and grain; very benefi- cial; nest in holes formed in
. Birds of Michigan. Birds. Syndactyle foot of Kingfisher. the Upper Peninsula" (L. W. Watkins); ''common at Iron Mountain''(E. E. Brewster); breeds; nests, in a hole four to eight feet long in banks; |" nests sometimes in hollow trees'" (Dr. W. C. Brownell); nests along the banks of the Red Ce:Iar River on the college grounds; eggs six to eight, white. Order PTCI. Woodpeckers. Climbing birds, with chisel like ])ills and barbed tongues. Family PICID^-E. Woodpeckers. Peck holes in wood in search of insects; food insects, fruit and grain; very benefi- cial; nest in holes formed in trees; eggs snow white. Genus DRYOBATES Boie. 17(>-J59»*5-(4:;5;{). Dryobates viliosus (Linn.). * The Hairy Woodpkcker. Very common; throughout the state; found at all seasons; "Grand Traverse ; (M. L. Leach); ''Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); ''Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); "common at Iron Mountain" (E. E. Brewster); breeds in all parts of the state, but more common north; male aids in incubation; eggs four to five, clear white; eats borers and other insects. I have made a close study of this and the following species, and I feel certain that they are of great economic value to the pomologist. The bands used in destroying coddling moth pupa^ are often fairly riddled by these birds in quest of the insects which the bands Downy Woodpecker, natural size. 177 .*>1)4 (440). Uryobates pubescens Linw. * Downy Woodpecker. Very common; throughout the state; abundant at all seasons; -'Grand Traverse county " (M. L. Leach); " Mackinac Island " (S. E. White); " c(jmmon at Iron Mountain " (E. E. Brewster); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); nests in June, more abundantly. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-
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