1892.
Oct. 12
(No 4)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. Colaptes does not always fly in undulations
with intermittent wing beats. One today crossing
the Great Meadows flapped continuously and steadily
and moved on a perfectly level plane. Until
it came nearly over me I mistook it for a
Robin. One "galloping" through the air, a few days
ago, regularly flapped its wings but once at the
beginning of each bound, then closed them tightly
while its body described the usual curve.
Perhaps the single wing beat between the curves
is the rule. I must investigate this.
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