. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. .'304 NATURAL HISTORY. Virldia (Lat. green), the Oreen Woodj)ecker. Tlic Green Woodpecker is by far the most common in this country, and may be often seen in woods,* tapping the trees with wonderful rapidity, the blows following each other Honiotliing like the sound of a watclnnan's rattle. It generally runs up the tnmk of the tree in a spiral direction, occasionally striking off large pieces of dry bark. Wlien it descends it still keeps its head uppermost. THE WRYNECK. The Wryneck is tolerably common
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. .'304 NATURAL HISTORY. Virldia (Lat. green), the Oreen Woodj)ecker. Tlic Green Woodpecker is by far the most common in this country, and may be often seen in woods,* tapping the trees with wonderful rapidity, the blows following each other Honiotliing like the sound of a watclnnan's rattle. It generally runs up the tnmk of the tree in a spiral direction, occasionally striking off large pieces of dry bark. Wlien it descends it still keeps its head uppermost. THE WRYNECK. The Wryneck is tolerably common in the southern counties of England, but is scarcely ever seen in the north and west. It principally feeds on ants, which it picks up with great * I have more tlian once seen the Green Woodpecker busily employed amonR the trees of the Christ Church Walks, Oxford, and very frequently in Bagley Wood. 1 have never seen it on the ground, and hut once on the smaller branches of the 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. London : G. Routledge
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