. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m , appearing in IViinsylvania about the beninninff o*' May niul leavmg hat country towards the end of October. The eggs of this bird are white speckled with reddish brown, mostly towards the larger end, and generally six in immber! llie a. Hit male IS a really beautiful bird, its plumage glowing with steely black, snowy Mliite, and brilliant scarlet, disposed as follows : The head and neck are deep scarlet and the u])]ier jiarts ot the body are black, with a steel-blue The upjier
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m , appearing in IViinsylvania about the beninninff o*' May niul leavmg hat country towards the end of October. The eggs of this bird are white speckled with reddish brown, mostly towards the larger end, and generally six in immber! llie a. Hit male IS a really beautiful bird, its plumage glowing with steely black, snowy Mliite, and brilliant scarlet, disposed as follows : The head and neck are deep scarlet and the u])]ier jiarts ot the body are black, with a steel-blue The upjier tail-coverts the sec,.n. the breast, and abdomen, are ].ure white. The In-ak is light blue, deepening into black towards the tip; the legs and feet are blue-green, the claAvs blue, and round tlu- eye there is a patch of bare skin of a dusky colour. The female is coloured like her mnte, except Uiat her tints are not so brilliant. The young of the first year have the lead neck blackish grey, and the white on the wings is variegated with black. The total length ol the bird is between nine and ten inches. The {iroiuid Woodpeckers are represented by the Gold-AVINGED Woodpecker of America. This bird may lay claim tt) the title of the feathered ant-eater, for it feeds veiy harrrely on hose insects, and has its beak .shaped in a somewhat pickaxe-like form, in order to enable It to dig uj) their nests from the annmd and the decavin- stuin])s of tn> lu the Huiuuch ol one (,t these Wilson loiuid a mass of ants nearly as large as a plum. It atso leeds much on woodlice, those destructive creatures whicli cat the bitterest and the ^- 0 0 iia. .':.«l4t«4<IIHtfl. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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