BED-SHAFTED FLICKER. 



413. Colaptes cafer collaris. 13 inches. 



Crown brown and throat gray, these colors being just 

 reversed from those of the common Flicker. 



The male is distinguished by a red moustache mark, 

 which the female lacks. The typical male Red-shafted 

 Flicker lacks the red crescent on the back of the head, 

 but it is often present on individuals, as there are nu- 

 merous hybrids between this species and the preceding. 

 Flickers are more terrestrial in their habits than are any 

 others of the family; their food consists largely of ants 

 which they get from the ground. 



Note. -Same as those of the last; both species often 

 utter a purring whistle when they are startled from the 

 ground. 



Nest. The nesting habits are identical with those of 

 the last and the eggs cannot be distinguished. 



Rang-e. From the eastern slope of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains to the Pacific. 



