. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 278 NESTS AND EOOS OF and continued to do so day after day until the female Flicker had laid seventy-one eggs in seventy-three days.* The average size of the eggs is , and in a large series a great variation in size and shape are noticeable. While it is hardly within the'scope^of the present work I herewith quote entire the "General Remarks" in Mr. F. E. L. Beal's "Food of Woodpeckers,"t which certainly proves their great value to the agriculturalist. He says: "With the possible exception of the crow, no b
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 278 NESTS AND EOOS OF and continued to do so day after day until the female Flicker had laid seventy-one eggs in seventy-three days.* The average size of the eggs is , and in a large series a great variation in size and shape are noticeable. While it is hardly within the'scope^of the present work I herewith quote entire the "General Remarks" in Mr. F. E. L. Beal's "Food of Woodpeckers,"t which certainly proves their great value to the agriculturalist. He says: "With the possible exception of the crow, no birds are subject to more adverse criticism th^n woodpeckers. Usually no at- tempt is made to discriminate between the numerous species, and little account. 112. Flicker (After Audubon).' is taken of the good they do in destroying injurious insects. The name of 'Sapsucker' has been applied to two or three of the smaller kinds, in the belief that they subsist to a great extent upon the juices of trees, obtained small holes they make In the bark. There can be little doubt that one species, the Yellow-bellied Wood- ⢠In the last editions of this work Mr. Phillips' record was credited to the Ornitholo- gist and Oologlst (Vol. XI, p. 16). Mention of It first appears In The Young Oologist (Vol. I, p. 26), and It has recently been recorded In The Auk, Vol. IVj p. 346. â ^ t Bulletin No. 7, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Ornithology and Mam- malogy. Preliminary report on the Food of Woodpeckers, by P. E. L. Beal, Assistant Ornithologist. The Tongues of Woodpeckers, by F. A. Lucas, Curator, Department Com- parative Anatomy U. S. National Museum? Washington: Government Printing Office, 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North
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