. The woodpeckers. Woodpeckers. 34 THE WOODPECKERS where the sapsucker's cause has been eloquently and ably defended, the verdict has gone against him. Scientists now do not deny that the sap- sucker does harm. But his worst injury is less in the damage he does to the trees than in the ill- will and suspicion he creates against woodpeckers which do no harm at aU. If you will study the picture and the descriptions in the Key to the Woodpeckers, you will be able to recognize the sapsucker and his nearest relatives, whether in the East or in the West. But all sapsuckers may be known by their pale
. The woodpeckers. Woodpeckers. 34 THE WOODPECKERS where the sapsucker's cause has been eloquently and ably defended, the verdict has gone against him. Scientists now do not deny that the sap- sucker does harm. But his worst injury is less in the damage he does to the trees than in the ill- will and suspicion he creates against woodpeckers which do no harm at aU. If you will study the picture and the descriptions in the Key to the Woodpeckers, you will be able to recognize the sapsucker and his nearest relatives, whether in the East or in the West. But all sapsuckers may be known by their pale yellowish under parts, and by the work they leave be- hind. As the yellow-bellied sap- sucker is the only one found east of the Rocky Mountains, we shall speak only of him and his work. Here is a specimen of the yellow-bellied sapsucker's work which I picked up under the Work of Sapsucker. â _ p u*1" tree trom which it had fallen. We do not need to inquire whether the tree was injured by its falling, for we know that the loss of sound and healthy bark is always a damage. Was this sound bark ? Yes, because it is still firm and new. The sap in it dried. 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 Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, 1865-1946. Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
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