SOMERSET HILLS 29 



the Downy or Hairy Woodpecker by a 

 broad white line running lengthwise 

 along the wing. 



NORTHERN FLICKER 



The commonest of the Woodpeckers, 

 with the possible exception of the 

 Downy, is the Flicker (Plate 3, p. 29). 

 He nests near our homes, and we may 

 see his white rump, as he flies from tree 

 to tree with undulating flight, or we may 

 hear some one of his great variety of 

 calls. As a rule he nests high in the 

 trunk of a large tree, though at times he 

 makes a nest lower down. I have seen a 

 nest only about five feet from the ground. 



The Flicker is the possessor of nu- 

 merous local names, the most often used 

 of which are: Golden-winged 'Wood- 

 pecker, High-hole, Yucker, Yellow- 

 hammer, and Clape. The male has a 



