Illustration of a bird on a black walnut tree branch with leaves in the background

Red-bellied woodpecker

DateJuly 1859

Names

Pope, William, 1811-1902 (artist)

Notes

From catalogue, J. Ross Robertson ornithological collection, water color drawings by William Pope, Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1917:

WOODPECKERS-ORDER XV.-PICI.

Family Picidae.

Woodpeckers have sharp, chisel-like bills sharp pointed and stiff tail feathers, feet with two toes forward and two back, except in one genus. Their food is insects and grubs, which they get from boring in trees, clinging to the sides of the trunks with their strong curved nails, aided by the tail for a prop.

103-(409) RED-BELLIED· WOODPECKER-Centurus carolinus-

(Female)-A rare summer resident of the south-western countie~ of Ontario. Occasionally it wanders as far east as Toronto.. These birds are quite tame, and during winter months come about yards and houses.

Eggs laid during May are glossy white and number four to six. Size 1.00 x .75.

Subject

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

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