. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 178 KEY AND DESCRIPTION ashy color. This is a common southern bird, peculiarly spas- modic in its movements along a tree trunk. Length, 9i ; wing, 5J (4J-5|) ; tail, 3^; culmen, 1^. Eastern and soutliern United States, north casually to Massachusetts, southern Michi- gan, and eastern Kansas, Not migratory. 13. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (410. Melanirpes aurifrons). — A southern Texas species, similar to the last, but with the belly yellowish instead of reddish, the
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 178 KEY AND DESCRIPTION ashy color. This is a common southern bird, peculiarly spas- modic in its movements along a tree trunk. Length, 9i ; wing, 5J (4J-5|) ; tail, 3^; culmen, 1^. Eastern and soutliern United States, north casually to Massachusetts, southern Michi- gan, and eastern Kansas, Not migratory. 13. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (410. Melanirpes aurifrons). — A southern Texas species, similar to the last, but with the belly yellowish instead of reddish, the male having the crown but not the back neck red. In the female the red crown is wanting, but both sexes have the back neck more or less yellow or orange in the form of a band, and the forehead golden-yel- low, giving the name to the species. The head and under part are ashy-gray. Length, 10; wing, 5\ (5-5|); tail, 3J ; culmen, 1\. Central Texas and south to the city of Mexico. 14. Flicker (412. Coldptes aurhtus). — A common, brown- backed, white-rumped woodpecker, with a scarlet band across the back of the head, a golden lining to the wings and tail, a black crescent on the breast below the reddish throat, and a light-colored belly, thickly spot- ted with round black dots. When at rest, this bird can easily be recog- nized by the red crescent on the back of the head and the black crescent on the breast; when flying, by the white rump and the golden lining to the wings. It often perches on limbs. Its peculiar habits, notes, and colors have given it nearly two-score names, the commonest of which are here given. (Golden-winged Woodpecker ; Yellow4iammer ; Pigeon Woodpecker ; High-hole ; Tucker ; Clape.). Flicker. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New Yo
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