. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. ADULT MALE. ENTRANCE TO NEST OF FLICKER. 176 Bird Studies. The Flicker is a harlequin among birds, with black and red, white and gold, exhibited as he passes by. You will know the bird by the patch of white on the rump and the yellow showing beneath the wings and * ^■,. tail in his flight. A closer look will reveal a clear black Colaptes auratus iLinn.). «-> band across the breast, and an equally well defined blackpatch starting at the angle of the jaw, and passing back on the fa
. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. ADULT MALE. ENTRANCE TO NEST OF FLICKER. 176 Bird Studies. The Flicker is a harlequin among birds, with black and red, white and gold, exhibited as he passes by. You will know the bird by the patch of white on the rump and the yellow showing beneath the wings and * ^■,. tail in his flight. A closer look will reveal a clear black Colaptes auratus iLinn.). «-> band across the breast, and an equally well defined blackpatch starting at the angle of the jaw, and passing back on the face to theregion below the ear. There is a scarlet band on the back of the head. Thetop of the head is ashy gray, as is the back of the neck. The back is grayishbrown barred with dark brown or black. The wings and tail are black ordusky seen from above, with yellow shafts to the feathers. Seen from belowthe wings and basal two thirds of the tail feathers are bright yellow or tips of the tail feathers are black. The throat and the sides of the faceare a warm light brown, almost pinkish ; this color prevails
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