. Annual report of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Horticulture -- Nebraska. SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. HI 409. Melanerpes carolinus {Linn.). — Red-bellied Wood- pecker. West Point, Omaha, Harrison (L. Bruner); "Rather common in spots in southern Nebraska" (Aughey); "Resident, not uncommon " (Taylor) "West to eastern base of the Rocky mountains" (Goss); Omaha (L. Skow); Lincoln (F. J. Brezee); " Not commonly seen—breeds in Sarpy county" (L S. Trost- ler). 412. Colaptes auratus (Linn.).—Flicker; Yellow-shafted Flicker. West Point, Omaha, Linc
. Annual report of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Horticulture -- Nebraska. SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. HI 409. Melanerpes carolinus {Linn.). — Red-bellied Wood- pecker. West Point, Omaha, Harrison (L. Bruner); "Rather common in spots in southern Nebraska" (Aughey); "Resident, not uncommon " (Taylor) "West to eastern base of the Rocky mountains" (Goss); Omaha (L. Skow); Lincoln (F. J. Brezee); " Not commonly seen—breeds in Sarpy county" (L S. Trost- ler). 412. Colaptes auratus (Linn.).—Flicker; Yellow-shafted Flicker. West Point, Omaha, Lincoln, Pine Ridge, Holt county (L. Bruner); breeds; "Wooded portions of Nebraska—breeds" (Aughey); "Abundant during spring, summer, and fall, and probably a constant resident" (Taylor); "West to the eastern slopes of the Rocky mountains" (Goss); Beatrice, De Witt (A. S. Pearse); Omaha—breeding (L. Skow); Cherry county—breeds (J. M. Bates); Wood River, Newcastle, Genoa, O'Neill (D. H. Talbot); Gage county—breeds (F. A. Colby); "a common resident—becoming scarcer and being replaced by the Red-shafted Flicker " (I. S. Trostler); Sioux county, Feb. 25,1896 (L. Skow).. :^i7l Fig. 37.—Flicker. The Flicker is one of our most common woodpeckers in Nebraska, and does much towards keeping down a number of different kinds of insects. It is verv fond of, in fact it is partial to, ants as a diet 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 Nebraska State Horticultural Society. Lincoln, Neb. : The Society
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