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Identifier: birdsofbritain00bonh (find matches)
Title: Birds of Britain
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922 Dresser, Henry Eeles, 1838-1915
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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called abundant, this speciesis widely distributed in well-wooded districts as far northas Durham, but in Scotland it is a scarce bird, only nestingvery sparingly in the south, and in Ireland it is almost un-known. A quiet and shy bird, it is rarely seen, keeping asit does to the higher branches of tall trees, and when possiblekeeping the trunk between it and any would-be observer.In its food and habits it resembles the Green Woodpecker,though it is comparatively seldom seen on the ground. Thecall-note is a sharp, short chik, but it makes also a peculiarrattling sound by rapping its beak against a bough. Thissound, which is more often heard in early spring, has beensupposed to be made only at that season, but it may alsobe heard, though less frequently, at other times of the year. In winter this species is much given to wandering, andevery autumn our local birds receive further additions from 180 GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocoptis jnajorMale (right). Female (centre). Young (left)
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The Great Spotted Woodpecker Scandinavia. It can hardly, however, be considered aregular winter visitor, as such immigrations are largely de-pendent on the season, and it is only at irregular periodsthat really large numbers arrive. The upper parts of the male are chiefly black; the fore-head, cheeks, ear coverts, and scapulars are white; napecrimson ; wing feathers black, barred with white on theouter webs; under parts whitish; vent crimson. Thefemale lacks the red on the head, but the young of hothsexes have the crown red. Length 9*4 in.; wing 5*5 in. LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus minor (Linnaeus) In many well-wooded localities in the south, the LesserSpotted Woodpecker may be almost considered common,though from its small size and partiality to the topmostbranches of tall trees, it is but seldom seen. In Wales andnorth of the Midlands it becomes extremely local, and inScotland and Ireland it has only been obtained as a rarestraggler on a few isolated occasions. In food and

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