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The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, of the Southern States, 

 is the largest, and has the body black, with white upon 

 the wings and neck, the crest scarlet, and the bill ivory 

 white. The Black Woodcock, of the Northern States, 

 is smaller, greenish-black in color, with a scarlet crest. 

 The Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, or Sapsuckers, are 

 small, and black and white. The Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker has the head and neck crimson, the back, pri- 

 maries, and tail black, the rump and a band on the 

 wings white. The Golden-winged Woodpecker is larger 



Fig. 113. Golden-winged Woodpecker. 



than a robin, and is one of our most beautiful birds. 

 On the first sunny days of spring the Woodpeckers of 

 this species appear on the tops of decayed trees, and 

 as they hop about, striking with their bills here and 

 there, make the woods resound with their loud, clear 

 notes. Soon they pair, and both male and female begin 



