BIRDS OF NEW YORK 



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crescent on the occiput; under surface of wings and shafts of the wing feathers 

 bright yellow; under surface of tail and shafts of tail feathers yellow except 

 the tip which is black; under parts grayish white, nearly uniformly spotted 

 with black; throat, upper breast and sides of the head and neck hght. 



Flicker at nesting hole 



Photo by Ralph S. Paddock 



vinaceous; black crescent on the breast; male with black mustachios. The- 

 undulating flight, conspicuous white patch on the rump and the _ yellow 

 of the wings which shows in flight are field marks which distinguish this, 

 species at a considerable distance. 



