FLICKER. 



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FLICKER. 



Flicker; Yellowhammer: Colaptes auratus. 



Length 12 inches. 



Upper parts yellowish-brown barred with black, a scarlet 

 band across the back of the neck. 



Under parts brownish-white, spotted with black, a broad 

 black crescent across the breast. 



Lining of wings and tail golden yellow. Rump white, 

 shown conspicuously in flight. 



A common summer and rare winter resident. 



The Flicker is strikingly handsome and easy to 

 identify. If he faces you he will be known by the 

 black crescent across his spotted breast, and when he 



