. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 'V ^ I' UKKEN WOODPECKER.—Pica* mi-uii». smaller ornament of scarlet on the head. In the young birds of both sexes, the scarlet of the head is mottled with black and yellow, the green feathers of the back are yellow at their tips, and the under surface is dull brownish-white, with streaks and bars of grayish-black. The total length of this bird rather exceeds one foot. The other species are the Great Black Woodpecker {I)ry6co2ms mdriius), the Northern Three-toe-i Woodpecker {Picoides tri
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 'V ^ I' UKKEN WOODPECKER.—Pica* mi-uii». smaller ornament of scarlet on the head. In the young birds of both sexes, the scarlet of the head is mottled with black and yellow, the green feathers of the back are yellow at their tips, and the under surface is dull brownish-white, with streaks and bars of grayish-black. The total length of this bird rather exceeds one foot. The other species are the Great Black Woodpecker {I)ry6co2ms mdriius), the Northern Three-toe-i Woodpecker {Picoides triddc- tylus), and the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker {Picus mmor). The Red-headed Woodpeckek is a. most striking and attractive bird. In the Eastern States, individuals are found during moderate winters, as well as in New York and Pennsyl- vania. They make their appearance about tlie first of May, and leave about the middle of October. Their i-ange is from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.' The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker {Spliyrapicus varius) is one of our resident birds, and a beautiful one it is. It visits the orchards in considerable numbers in October, and is occa- sionally seen during winter. When rearing its young, it seeks the depths of the forests, and is therefore not so often seen in the warmer 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
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