. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECIvER PICUS MAJOR. Crown and upper plumage black ; a crimson patch on the back of the head ; a white spot on each side of the neck ; scapulars, lesser wing-coverts, and under plumage white ; abdomen and under tail-coverts crimson ; iris red. Female— without the crimson on the head. Length nine inches and a half, breadth fourteen inches. Eggs glossy white. In habits this bird closely resembles the Green Wood- pecker. It is of less common occurrence, but by no means rare, especially in the wooded districts of the so
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECIvER PICUS MAJOR. Crown and upper plumage black ; a crimson patch on the back of the head ; a white spot on each side of the neck ; scapulars, lesser wing-coverts, and under plumage white ; abdomen and under tail-coverts crimson ; iris red. Female— without the crimson on the head. Length nine inches and a half, breadth fourteen inches. Eggs glossy white. In habits this bird closely resembles the Green Wood- pecker. It is of less common occurrence, but by no means rare, especially in the wooded districts of the southern and midland counties. A writer in the Zoologist''' is of opinion that it shows a decided partiality to fallen timber. "In 1849," he says, "a considerable number of trees were cut down in an open part of the country near Melbourne, which were eventually drawn together and piled in lots. These lay for some time, and were visited almost daily by Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Their habits and manners were very amusing, especially whilst searching for food. * Vol. viii. p. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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