p. 2p 



I CU S Capite toto rubro. 



The Red- 



Wood-pecker. 



A 



Piverd a tete 



rouge 



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HIS Bird weighs two ounces 



r I 



the bill (harp, fomewhat com 

 prefled lideways. 



of 



lead 



colour : the whole head and 

 neck deep red : all the un- 

 der part of the body and rump white j 

 as are the fmaller winp^ feathers : 



F.T Oifeau pefe deuy: onces : 

 fon beCy qui efl pointu ^ un 



ipplatti par des cotes ^ • 



couleur de plomb 



II 



' - '. 



la 



tete 



I d 



/ 



y 



5 which, 

 hen the wings are clofed, join to the 



b/a^c 



y 



de 



k dejfous du corps ^ le croup 



toute 

 rouge 



meme 



que les petit es 



de 



Pa He J quiy lors qu ""elks font ferrees^ fe joig 



1 



white on the rump, and make a broad 



nent au blanc qui eft fur le 



p 



forment enfemble une grande tache blanche 

 ^vhite patch crofs the lower part of the back ; qui traverfe le bas du dos, dont le haut i 



upper part of which is black, as are the 



notr 



aufjt bien que les grandes plumes de 

 quill feathers and tail, which is fhort and Paile^ ^ la quelle qui eft courte ^ roide. 



llifF. 



In l^iro 



are to be feen 



very few of thefe Birds 

 inter ; in Carolina there 



On 



de 



ne voit dans 



are more, but not - fo numerous as in 

 fummer; wherefore I conceive they retire 



ifeaux pendant Phive 



Virginie que tres p 



r : 



mats 



ete^ 



il y 

 P 



en a 



Southward 



J 



to avoid the cold. This is the 



only one of the Wood -peckers that may 

 be termed domeftick, frequenting villages 

 and plantations, and takes a peculiar de- 

 light in ratling with its bill on the boarded 



IS dans la Caroline 

 grand nombre qu 

 croire quails fe retirent vers 

 eviter le froid. C'eft le feul des Piverds 



ce qui me fait 



Sud^ 



qu on peut appeller domeftiq 



quente les villages 



'if> 



les pic 



bee fe 



Tioufes. They are great devourers of fruit baties, 



fe platt beaucoup a faire du bruit 



y 



fi 



ram. 



and 



The Hen In colour differs little or no- 

 thing from the Cock. 



les pla?2ches dont les maifons font 

 II mange prodigieufement de fruit 



de grain 

 La femelle differ e p 



-. ' 



du male 



ouleur, 



point du tout 



^ercus folio non ferrato^ in fummitate ' quafi triangulo 



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The W A T E R - O A K. 



Chene d'eau. 



T 



"*HESE grow no where but in low waterifli lands: the 

 timber not durable, therefore of little ufe, except for 



In .mild winters they retain moft of their 

 es. The acorns are fmall and bitter, and are rejected by 

 the Hogs while others are to be found. ■ * 



fencing in fields. 

 Ieav€ 



pente quon en fait tiejl p. 



fonds pit 



nfi on ne s'en Jt 



gueres que pour clorre les champs, ^and les hivers fc 

 CQ7tferve la plupart defesfeuilles. Les glands quil parte font petit s 

 6? amers ; les cochons ne les mangent pointy quand ils en peuvent 

 trouver d'autres. 



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