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into its crevices in search of the insects
or their larvee, on which they feed. The
(colden-Winged Woodpecker is not so
so large as some other species, but it has
a splendid plumage. The prevailing colors
are umber-brown, and yellowish-white,
spotted and barred with black. They are
often shot by sportsmen, but are not es-
teemed as highly as most other game-
birds. Instead of a nest, it forms a cir-
cular hole in decayed parts of trees; there
the eggs, five or six, pure white, are de-
posited, without any thing to keep them
warm except the heat of the body, and
the male and female sit alternately.