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by a series of short leaps, occasionally stopping to 
^give a few raps, to discover the lnrking-places of in- 
sects beneath the bark * then on he goes, here and 
there picking np a dainty morsel, until being satis- 
fied that he has done with the tree, he passes to 
another. 
The United States are particularly favored in pos- 
sessing a large number of species of this beautiful 
tribe. The Califor- 
nia Woodpecker is 
justly celebrated for 
the richness of its 
plumage, as well as 
for some of its sin- 
gular habits. We 
do not know of any 
other species that 
is so provident as 
to lay up stores for 
the winter. This 
propensity has been 
attributed to several 
others, but in the 
bird before us we 
have positive evi- 
dence to that effect from those who have witnessed / 
its operations. The following interesting narrative, 
taken from Kelley’s “ Excursion to California,” will 
throw some light upon the subject: 
“ In stripping off the bark of this tree, I observed 
it to be perforated with holes, larger than those which 
Woodpeckers, 
