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meekly, but not wholly able to resist an occasional 

 jump. 



'^ 111 show you the way," said Nat. " The little 

 Downy's tree was beside the footpath on top of the 

 river bank. But the bird has gone! " 



The Flicker 



Length twelve inches. 



Upper parts brown barred with black ; the rump snow-white ; 

 the head gray with a scarlet band on the back of it. 



Under parts crowded with round black spots ; a large black 

 patch on the breast ; throat lilac ; the male with a pair of black 

 moustaches, which, of course, the female does not have. 



Under side of wings and tail almost all golden-yellow, even the 

 shafts of the feathers being of this rich color. 



A Citizen of eastern Xorth America, west sometimes to the 

 Pacific Ocean. Spends the winter in the southern half of his 

 range. 



This Woodpecker is not only a beautiful, but a useful, Citizen, 

 doing almost as much work in the guild of Ground Gleaners as 

 the Meadowlark, besides being a Tree Trapper and Seed Sower. 



