WHITE-BILLED WOODPECKER. 



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male rather larger than the male ; beak of a most 

 beautiful white, and very obtuse at the tip : crest 

 of the head black : the white lines from the eyes 

 unite into a point on the back : the fifth wing- 

 quill black with a white tip, and two spots of white 

 on the inner web ; sixth and seventh black, with 

 the ends and whole of the inner webs white ; all 

 the other quills entirely white ; under wing-co- 

 verts white : tail black, very stiff : legs dusky 

 blue : claws black : the rest of the body similar to 

 the male. 



This bird is called by the Spaniards the Car- 

 penter, which name is very applicable, as it makes 

 a great noise with its beak against the trees in the 

 woods, which is similar to that made by carpenters 

 when at work ; making in an hour or two a bushel 

 of chips : it is found in Carolina, Virginia, New 

 Spain, Brasil, and New Jersey. 



