Natural history of animals; . Fig. in. — Cuckoo. They feed upon insects, and also eggs, which theysteal from the nests of other birds. Fig. 112. — Red-headedWoodpecker. straight, These Birds have asharp bill, with which they cut intobark or wood in search of tongue is very long and capa-ble of being greatly extended, andis armed towards the tip withbarbs. With this they secure theinsects. Twenty or thirty kindsare found in North America, vary-ing in size from the Sparrow tothe Crow. They build their nestsin holes, made with their bills inthe trunks or branches of tree
Natural history of animals; . Fig. in. — Cuckoo. They feed upon insects, and also eggs, which theysteal from the nests of other birds. Fig. 112. — Red-headedWoodpecker. straight, These Birds have asharp bill, with which they cut intobark or wood in search of tongue is very long and capa-ble of being greatly extended, andis armed towards the tip withbarbs. With this they secure theinsects. Twenty or thirty kindsare found in North America, vary-ing in size from the Sparrow tothe Crow. They build their nestsin holes, made with their bills inthe trunks or branches of trees. CLIMBERS. 83 The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, of the Southern States,is the largest, and has the body black with white uponthe wings and neck, the crest scarlet, and the bill ivorywhite. The Black Woodcock, of the Northern States,is smaller, greenish-black in color, with a scarlet Hairy and the Downy Wroodpecker, or Sapsuckers,are small, and black and white. The Red-headed Wood-pecker has the head and neck, crimson; the back, pri-maries and tail, black; the rump and a band on thewings, wrhite. The Golden-winged Woodpecker is larger
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