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Title: The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Published by J.J. Audubon Philadelphia : J.B. Chevalier
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oward the tip on both. There is a large patchof white on the wing, formed by some of the smaller coverts, the first rowof small coverts and the terminal portions of the outer webs of the secondarycoverts. The qitills are black, the three longest with eight spots on theouter and five on the inner web, the second with four on the inner web andtwo on the outer, the first with two on the inner web; the secondaries moreor less tipped with white, but several of them without spots on the outerweb. The tail-feathers are black, the two middle with three or four whitespots on the inner web, or white, with several black bands. Sometimes thelateral feathers are spotted on the outer edge, and several have a terminalwhite edging. Length to end of tail 9 inches; bill along the ridge -f;, along the edge oflower mandible ly^; wing from flexure 5ff; tail 3y§; tarsus ;;; first toe -ff,its claw f;; second toe T7^, its claw fj; third toe -j^, its claw -ff; fourthtoe -f;, its claw ff. Adult Female. N°54.
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P L. 2 6 7 • v■/////- /i//fi<2£ ^fatTi^r*^*?^^ XSKCS . , THE YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 263 The female differs only in having the tints somewhat fainter, the whitemarkings on the back smaller, and the yellow of the lower parts duller. Length to end of tail Sg inches; bill along the ridge ;£; wing fromflexure 5-^; tail 3T72« THE YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER. 7-Picus varius, Linn.PLATE CCLXVIL—Male and Female. This beautiful species returns to Louisiana and the other Southern Statesabout the beginning of October. It remains there during the winter, andtakes its departure before the beginning of April, after which period I havenever observed it in these districts. It is seen in Kentucky, and a fewbreed there; but the greater number return to the middle and especially thenorthern parts of the Union. During the winter months, it associates withthe Hairy, the Red-bellied, and the Downy Woodpeckers. Its notes, whichare extremely plaintive, differ widely from those of any oth

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