Teachers' manual of bird-life/Dryobates pubescens

2482625Bird-Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds. Teachers ManualPlate XXIV, Downy Woodpecker, (Dryobates pubescens)Ernest Seton Thompson


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Downy Woodepecker.

Length, 6.75 inches. Male, upper parts black and white, nape scarlet; under parts white. Female, similar, but no scarlet on nape.