. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. m YOUNG SAPSUCKERS IN CAPTIVITY. 175 pecker may be successfully kept in captivity for a period corresponding to that during which as a resident bird he taps trees for their sap, sus- tained during this time upon a diet of which from 90 to 100 per cent is diluted maple syrup ; (2) that this fact affords evidence of an ex- tremely strong character, in confirmation and support of the theory that, when the yellow- breasted woodpecker taps trees for their sap, he uses the sap as his principal article of food, an
. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. m YOUNG SAPSUCKERS IN CAPTIVITY. 175 pecker may be successfully kept in captivity for a period corresponding to that during which as a resident bird he taps trees for their sap, sus- tained during this time upon a diet of which from 90 to 100 per cent is diluted maple syrup ; (2) that this fact affords evidence of an ex- tremely strong character, in confirmation and support of the theory that, when the yellow- breasted woodpecker taps trees for their sap, he uses the sap as his principal article of food, and not primarily as a bait to attract 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 Bolles, Frank, 1856-1894. Boston; New York : Houghton Mifflin
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