Redwing and Yellow Wing 



"Nothing," replied Peter, "but I want to know 

 what you are doing. What are all those chips ? " 



"I'm fixing up this old house of mine," replied 

 Yellow Wing promptly. "It wasn't quite deep 

 enough to suit me, so I am making it a little 

 deeper. Mrs. Yellow Wing and I haven't been 

 able to find another house to suit us, so we have 

 decided to live here again this year." He came 

 wholly out and flew down on the ground near 

 Peter. When his wings were spread, Peter saw 

 that on the under sides they were a beautiful 

 golden-yellow, as were the under sides of his tail 

 feathers. Around his throat was a broad, black 

 collar. From this, clear to his tail, were black 

 dots. When his wings were spread, the upper 

 part of his body just above the tail was pure white. 



"My," exclaimed Peter, "you are a handsome 

 fellow ! I never realized before how handsome 

 you are." 



Yellow Wing looked pleased. Perhaps he felt 

 a little flattered. "I am glad you think so, Peter," 

 said he. "I am rather proud of my suit, myself. 

 I don't know of any member of my family with 

 whom I would change coats." 



A sudden thought struck Peter. "What family 

 do you belong to?" he asked abruptly. 



"The Woodpecker family," replied Yellow Wing 

 proudly. 



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