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those of the Old Continent are generally red, yellow, or 

 white, and one species in New Holland is black. 



§311. The North American Parrot (Psittacus ludovi- 

 cianus) is one foot long, of a red, green, and yellow 

 color intermixed, inhabits Louisiana, and is seen on the 

 banks of the Mississippi and the Ohio, and as far as Lake 

 Michigan. 



§312. Of all birds, the Woodpeckers are the greatest 

 insect-destroyers, and none of them should ever be 

 killed. They are called in other countries Carpenters, 

 on account of the sound which they produce with their 

 hard bills, when making holes in the trunks of trees, for 

 the purpose of taking out insects. 



§313. The Golden-winged Woodpecker (Picus aura- 

 tus) is as large as a robin ; brown above, with black spots ; 

 pale-yellow with black spots below ; throat yellowish-red, 

 with a black ring on the breast ; head ash-colored, with 

 a dark-red line. Tins handsome bird is a native of North 

 America. 



§314. The Toucan (Ramphastos Toro) is two feet 

 long, has a yellow hollow bill six inches long, and is two 

 inches high : body black, throat white. It is an inhabi- 

 tant of South America, and feeds on the seeds of a 

 laurel-tree, called Pimento : its flesh is used as food. 



QUESTIONS ON SECT. XVI. 



§307. What birds are Climbers? 



§308. With what animals can Parrots be compared, and for what 

 have they been extolled ? 



§ 309. What is the native country of Parrots, on what do they feed, 

 and of what use are they ? 



§ 310. Of what color are the Parrots of America, of the Old Continent, 

 and New Holland ? 



§311. What is the size, color, and native country of the American 

 Parrot? 



§ 312. What do you know of Woodpeckers? 



§ 313. What is the size, color, and native country of the Golden-winged 

 Woodpecker ? 



§ 314, What is the size, color, native country, and food of the Toucan ? 

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