. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ers in mcjst of the States and south toCosta Rica. Habits and economic status: The yellow-bellied sapsucker is rather silent and suspiciousand generally manages to have a tree betweenhimself and the observer. Hence the bird isnuich better known by its works than its ap-pearance. The regular girdles of holes madeby this bird are common on a great variety oftrees; in all about 230 kinds are known to beattacked. Occasionally young trees are killedoutright, but more loss is caused by stains andother blemishes in the wo
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ers in mcjst of the States and south toCosta Rica. Habits and economic status: The yellow-bellied sapsucker is rather silent and suspiciousand generally manages to have a tree betweenhimself and the observer. Hence the bird isnuich better known by its works than its ap-pearance. The regular girdles of holes madeby this bird are common on a great variety oftrees; in all about 230 kinds are known to beattacked. Occasionally young trees are killedoutright, but more loss is caused by stains andother blemishes in the wood which result fromsai)sucker punctures. These blemishes, whichare known as bird pecks, are es|)ecially nu-merous in hickory, oak, cypress, and The two |)rincii)al cf)mponents of thevegetable food ;ire wild fruits of no impor-tance and cambium (the layer just benctth thebark of trees). In securing the cambium thei)ir(l does the damage above described. Theyellow-bellied unlike other wood-peckers, thus does ively little much |>ti l.\ S! SAP BASINS .MADE IN UY A SAFSUCKUK The regularity of the holes shows that this bird is methodicnl. The basins were madein six weeks, probably by one bird, and served not only to collect sap, but also to catch fliesattracted bv the sweet fliud. 65
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