. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 216 KEY TO WOODPECKERS tree trunks, though many birds of similar habits have ordinary feet; while their tails with stiff quills and pointed feathers hel]) them brace against tree trunks (see Fig. 212, j). 353), as do the bristly tails of the Swifts (see Fig. 213, p. 353). Though they have loud calls and are drummers, they are songless birds, and so from the standpoint of music may be classed with the Grouse, Doves, Crows, Jays, Flycatchers, Cuckoos, Kingfishers, (joatsuckers, and Waxwings, rather than with th
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 216 KEY TO WOODPECKERS tree trunks, though many birds of similar habits have ordinary feet; while their tails with stiff quills and pointed feathers hel]) them brace against tree trunks (see Fig. 212, j). 353), as do the bristly tails of the Swifts (see Fig. 213, p. 353). Though they have loud calls and are drummers, they are songless birds, and so from the standpoint of music may be classed with the Grouse, Doves, Crows, Jays, Flycatchers, Cuckoos, Kingfishers, (joatsuckers, and Waxwings, rather than with the Orioles, Finches, Si)arrows, Wrens, Thrashers, Catbird, and Fu;. i:34. Red-headed Woodpecker. \m nw Key to Adult Male ' Woodpeckers. 1. Whole head and neck bright red. Back black ; belly white ; wings and rump showing white in flight . p. 131. Ked-headed Woodpecker. 1'. Whole head and neck not red. 2. Plumage mainly brownish ; rump conspicuously white ; breast with black crescent; under side of wings and tail yellow ; white rump seen in flight, p. 127. Flicker. 1 The female Red-head is like the male ; in all the other spe- cies the females diifer from the males in having the red less extensive or 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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