. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Bed-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes ery- throcephalus, Swainson. or wood ; and they have a long, acute tongue, armed towards the tip with barbs, and capable of great exten- tion. They have stout feet, long wings, ten primaries, and twelve tail feathers, the exterior being small and concealed. Woodpeckers feed upon the larvse of in- sects, which they secure by introducing their extensible tono-ue under the bark of O trees, or into crevices, or into holes which they them- selves have made, and then transfixing the larvas with the barbed point, or the la
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Bed-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes ery- throcephalus, Swainson. or wood ; and they have a long, acute tongue, armed towards the tip with barbs, and capable of great exten- tion. They have stout feet, long wings, ten primaries, and twelve tail feathers, the exterior being small and concealed. Woodpeckers feed upon the larvse of in- sects, which they secure by introducing their extensible tono-ue under the bark of O trees, or into crevices, or into holes which they them- selves have made, and then transfixing the larvas with the barbed point, or the larvas adhere to the viscid glue with which the tongue is covered. There are about thirty species in North America, varying from six to twenty or more inches in length. — Some of our most in- teresting species are the Ivory-billed Wood- pecker, and the Red- headed Woodpecker (Fig. 204), and the Golden-winged Wood- Golden-winged Woodpecker, Colaptes ° . aaralus, Swaiusou. pecker (tig. 205). FIG. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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