. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . .^. =-=^~^ Belted Kingfisher. is a familiar bird with us wherever there is water. The note is harshand loud—a peculiar sound not unlike the noise made by a watch-mans rattle. The nest is in a deep hole in a bank, usually aboutsix or more feet from the entrance. The eggs are from six toeight in number, pure white, and measure about x inches. ORDER PICI. WOODPECKERS, WRYNECKS, ETC. Family PICID.^. Woodpeckers. Of the three hundred and fifty or more known species of wood-peckers, some 35 (including subspecies) occur in North are wood
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . .^. =-=^~^ Belted Kingfisher. is a familiar bird with us wherever there is water. The note is harshand loud—a peculiar sound not unlike the noise made by a watch-mans rattle. The nest is in a deep hole in a bank, usually aboutsix or more feet from the entrance. The eggs are from six toeight in number, pure white, and measure about x inches. ORDER PICI. WOODPECKERS, WRYNECKS, ETC. Family PICID.^. Woodpeckers. Of the three hundred and fifty or more known species of wood-peckers, some 35 (including subspecies) occur in North are wood birds and may often be seen climbing about the trunksof trees in search of their food, and their stiff tail feathers pressedagainst the bark greatly assists in supporting them. Woodpeckersare of decided benefit to the agriculturist, for while they occasionallydestroy a little fruit, they eat great quantities of injurious insectsand larvce. The tongue is eminently adapted for extracting larvaefrom the crevices in the bark, being very long
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