BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
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Sketch hi/ the Author 
GAIRDNER WOODPECKER AT WORK 
The white stripe down his back; his 
smoky white breast, and his black coat 
GAIRDNER WOODPECKER 
A dainty litte tap, tap on the cotton¬ 
wood often calls our attention to a wood¬ 
pecker. He hammers away on the under 
sides of a limb with no fear of falling. 
