Woodpecker Pelican. 



Blackboard Drawing: White Pelican; full length, 5 feet; bill, 

 14 inches long:; pouch, 7 inches deep. Woodpecker; full 

 length, 15 inches. 



59. The WOODPECKER appears to have a 

 hard life when compared with that of birds 

 which easily find their food on the ground, in 

 the water, or among the leaves of the trees ; 

 for the worms and insects upon which he lives 

 are hidden away in the trunks of trees. To 

 get them he must tear away the bark and per- 

 haps bore or drill deep holes in the hard wood. 

 This he does with his long, strong bill, much 

 faster than any of you could do it with a sharp 

 knife. 



60. The Woodpecker runs up and around the trunk of 

 a tree, tapping with his bill as he goes, and when he hears 

 a hollow sound, he knows a worm is there. 



6 1. Some Woodpeckers also bore large holes in trees 

 in which to build their nests, 



62. The PELICAN is remarkable for the great 

 pouch or sack which is under its long bill and 



