. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. Ph,t, it J. «. RuJl^nd £-< Stn, HONEY-GUIDE The name is bt-sto-zvej uu a^iount of its rcmaikahle hahit of draiuirg j:ter.::r_n !â 0 f ;>.(. by A. S. RudUnd Sf Soni ^ FAMILY OF GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS T/iis "ivoodpccker is a British speciei for ants, or drilling holes into the un- sound portions of the trunk itself for the purpose of extracting the grubs which feed upon decaying wood. That ants and other small insects form the staple diet of the woodpecker IS evide
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. Ph,t, it J. «. RuJl^nd £-< Stn, HONEY-GUIDE The name is bt-sto-zvej uu a^iount of its rcmaikahle hahit of draiuirg j:ter.::r_n !â 0 f ;>.(. by A. S. RudUnd Sf Soni ^ FAMILY OF GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS T/iis "ivoodpccker is a British speciei for ants, or drilling holes into the un- sound portions of the trunk itself for the purpose of extracting the grubs which feed upon decaying wood. That ants and other small insects form the staple diet of the woodpecker IS evidentfromtheextraordinarylength of the tongue. This is a long, worm- like structure, capable of being pro- truded many inches from the beak,and covered with a sticky secretion, so that, thrust into colonies of ants, it quickly becomes coveredwith them,to be with- drawn immediately into the mouth and cleared again for further action. Woodpeckers are all birds of bright plumage, some particularly so, and have a wide geographical distribution, inhabiting all parts of the world save Madagascar, the Australasian region, and Egypt. Three species occur in the British Islands, though the}- are exceedingly rare in Scotland and Ireland. The Green Woodpecker is a particularly handsome bird. Grass-green is the predominating colour of its liver\', relie\ed b\' a light scarlet cap, a golden patch o\'er the lower part of the back, and chequered bars on the wings and 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 Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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