. A history of British birds. Birds. 370 BEITISH BIRDS. tion is similar to that of the preceding species. It is a resident and breeds throughout North America as far north as the limit of forest- growth and as far south as Mexico. Its habits^ nest, 3hd eggs are not known to differ from those of the other Woodpeckers. The only species in this country with which it is likely to he confused is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, from which it may easily be distinguished by having the nape instead of the crown scarlet. Of the third species, the Golden-winged Woodpecker {Colaptes auratus), a specimen wa
. A history of British birds. Birds. 370 BEITISH BIRDS. tion is similar to that of the preceding species. It is a resident and breeds throughout North America as far north as the limit of forest- growth and as far south as Mexico. Its habits^ nest, 3hd eggs are not known to differ from those of the other Woodpeckers. The only species in this country with which it is likely to he confused is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, from which it may easily be distinguished by having the nape instead of the crown scarlet. Of the third species, the Golden-winged Woodpecker {Colaptes auratus), a specimen was shot in Amesbury Park, Wilts, in the autumn of 1836 (Marsh, 'Zoologist,' 1859, p. 6327). There can be little doubt that the bird was shot in this country, but had most probably escaped from a cage. The Golden-winged Woodpecker is found throughout North America, as far west as the Rocky Mountains, as far north as the Arctic circle, and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. To the northern portions of its range it is only a summer visitor; but in the central and southern portions it is a resident. The habits and eggs of this Woodpecker do not differ much from those of its 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]
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