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THE BITTERN 



THE FLICKER 



The Flicker, which is also known as 

 the Golden Winged Woodpecker, 

 Clape, Pigeon Woodpecker, Yellow- 

 hammer, Highhole or Highholder, 

 Yarup, Wakeup, Yellowshafted Wood- 

 pecker and by other names, is a species 

 of woodpecker and is quite common 

 during the months of August and Sep- 

 tember in this part of Pennsylvania. 



It is about the size of a meadow- 

 lark, being in length about twelve and 

 one-half inches, extent about twenty 

 inches, and, like the meadowlark, can 

 be distinguished from other birds while 

 flying by the conspicuous white feath- 

 ers of the tail. 



The under surface of the wing and 

 tail feathers is gumbage-yellow; there 

 is a crescent of bright red on the up- 

 per part of the neck and the breast is 

 covered with round black spots, while 

 the neck and sides are ashy. 



He differs from most other wood- 

 peckers in that he is frequently seen 

 on the ground, hopping around in 

 meadows or along the road in search 

 of food. His favorite place to light is 

 on a dead limb in the very top of a 

 tree. 



The shrill cry of the Flicker in au- 

 tumn is a great deal like that of the 

 Blue Jay and I have frequently, while 

 in the woods, mistaken a Flicker for a 

 Blue Jay. 



The Flicker commonly lays about 

 six eggs, which are of a white color. 

 Howard E. Bishop. 



This number of The Bittern, ow- 

 ing to change of printer and the in- 

 creased size, was unavoidably delayed. 

 The March number will appear 

 promptly on the first of that month. — 

 Editor. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 



Bird Lore, II, No. 5, October, 1900. 



Birds and Mature, VIII, Nos. 3 and 4, Octo- 

 ber and November, 1900. 



Condor, 7 he, No. 6, November and Decem- 

 ber. 1900. 



Aoies on Rhode Island Ornithology, I, Nos. 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 1900. 



Ootogist, XVII, No. 8, September and Octo- 

 ber, 1900. 



Philatelic West and Camera News, The, 

 XIII, No. 3, November, 1900. 



Philatelic Chronicle, The, II, No. 7, Novem- 

 ber, 1900. 



Popular Science (Lillard & Co.), XXIV, Nos. 

 10, 11, 12, October, November and December, 

 1900. 



Proceedings of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union at its first annual meeting (Lincoln, Neb., 

 Dec. 16, 1899), January, 1900. 



Wilson Bulletin, No. 31, 1900. 



Recreation, XIII, Nos. 4, 5, October and 

 November, 1900. 



The Maine Sportsman, VIII, October and 

 November, 1900. 



National Sportsman, V, Nos. 1, 2. 3, 4, 

 July, August, September and October, 1900. 



Book Reviews, VIII, October and Novem- 

 ber, 1900. 



The Critic, XXXVII, No. 5, November, 1900. 



The Outlook, 66, Nos. 10, 11, November, 

 1900. 



We had intended to call this num- 

 ber of The Bittern the December 

 number, but owing to the change in 

 printer, increase in size, etc., we were 

 delayed nearly a month, so we decided 

 to call this the January, IQOI, num- 

 ber, and thus begin with the new cen- 

 tury as well as the new year. 



This is only a sample of what our 

 readers may expect during the year. 



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 for 1901, it is essential that you send 

 in your subscription at once, as we will 

 only be able to supply back numbers 

 for a very short time. 



"Son, go hump thyself." 



The Editors. 



