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as are to be found in the adults, with the 
addition of a number of blackish grey 
spots upon the breast and back. They 
run about upon the branches for a con- 
siderable time before they are able to fly. 
This species is not uncommon about 
most of the woody parts of England, and 
is seen more frequently upon the ground 
than the other species, particularly where 
there are ant hills, of which insect and its 
eggs, it appears to be particularly fond. 
The Green Woodpecker is found in both 
hemispheres. In the spring it makes the 
forests resound with shrill harsh sounds, 
which are heard at a great distance. 
These sounds are uttered chiefly when it 
bounds in the air, sinking, and asrain 
rising by starts, and describing its undu- 
lating tracks. But though it mounts only 
to a very moderate height, it can fly from 
wood to wood at considerable distance. 
In the pairing season it has, besides its 
ordinary cry, a call of courtship, which 
resembles, in some measure, a loud con- 
tinued burst of laughter, repeated several 
times in succession. 
