1U THE WOODPECKER. 



ivory ; his eye is brilliant and daring, and his whole as- 

 pect, noble and dignified. 



What is the colour of this Woodpecker ? 



His colour is black, with a white stripe begirining 

 neap the eye and running down the neck and along 

 the back ; the upper quill feathers are also white ; the 

 forward part of the crest is black, and the tyack part, of 

 a most splendid crimson. 



Where does this bird live ? 



The Ivory-billed Woodpecker inhabits all the south- 

 ern parts of North America, from Virginia to Florida. 

 He resides in the great forests, and is seen only on the 

 tallest and largest trees. 



This noble bird stands at the head of the tribe to 

 which he belongs. By his size, his superb crest, and 

 his ivory bill, nature seems to have designed him as 

 the king of his race. In his manners and character, 

 he is by far superior to the common kind of Wood- 

 peckers, and us if conscious of his rank and dignity, 

 he never associates with those who seek their food 

 among shrubbery, and along fallen trees. He seems 

 to scorn such lowly situations, and is to be found only 

 among the towering trees of the forest. There the 

 strokes of his bill, like those of the wood cutter, may 

 be heard for miles, resounding through the solitary 

 wilds of nature. 



At such places, may be seen enormous pine or cy- 

 press trees, dead and dry at the top, with cartloads of 

 bark and chips at the root, the fruits of his industry. 

 He never attacks sound or growing trees, because they 

 yield him no food for his labour, as it is only decayed 

 ones in which worms and insects are found. 



Hence, although endowed with strength and power 



