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FAMILIAR WILL BIRDS. 



red. The length of the bird is about nine and a half inches. 

 The female has no red plumage on the head, and the young 

 birds, although in most respects similar to the old birds, 

 have the top of the head red, and the back part black. 



The Great Spotted Woodpecker is found in Denmark, 

 Norway, Sweden, and Russia, and thence downwards to 

 Italy. In our own country it seldom travels far above the 

 midland counties, although instances are recorded of its 

 being met with in Scotland. It is considered probable 

 that in some cases the bird is migratory. 



