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north of England and never in Scotland or Ireland, 

 but it extends through Europe to Persia, though south 

 of the Pyrenees it is represented by a grey-cheeked 



Green Woodpecker 



congener. Its loud laughing cry is said to portend 

 rain, and gains it the name of Rainbird, while in its 

 habits generally it is similar to our other Wood- 

 peckers. It is, however, more frequently seen on the 



