Our Vanishing Wild Life
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THE WOODPECKERS. [I]--These birds are the natural guardians of the trees. If we had enough of them, our forests would be fairly safe from insectpests. Of the six or seven North American species that are of the mostimportance to our forests, the DOWNY WOODPECKER, (_Dryobates pubescens_)is accorded first rank. It is one of the smallest species. The contentsof 140 stomachs consisted of 74 per cent insects, 25 per cent vegetablematter and 1 per cent sand. The insects were ants, beetles, bugs, flies..., caterpillars, grasshoppers and a few spiders.
[Footnote I: The reader is advised to consult Prof. F. E. L. Beale'sadmirable report on "The Food of Woodpeckers, " Bulletin No. 7, U. S. Department of Agriculture. ] THE HAIRY WOODPECKER, (_Dryobates villosus_), a very close relation ofthe preceding species, is also small, and his food supply is as follows:insects, 68 per cent, vegetable matter 31, mineral 1.
THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER, (_Colaptes auratus_), is the largest andhandsomest of all the woodpeckers that we really see in evidence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
THE WOODPECKERS. [I]--These birds are the natural guardians of the trees. If we had enough of them, our forests would be fairly safe from insectpests. Of the six or seven North American species that are of the mostimportance to our forests, the DOWNY WOODPECKER, (_Dryobates pubescens_)is accorded first rank. It is one of the smallest species. The contentsof 140 stomachs consisted of 74 per cent insects, 25 per cent vegetablematter and 1 per cent sand. The insects were ants, beetles, bugs, flies..., caterpillars, grasshoppers and a few spiders.
[Footnote I: The reader is advised to consult Prof. F. E. L. Beale'sadmirable report on "The Food of Woodpeckers, " Bulletin No. 7, U. S. Department of Agriculture. ] THE HAIRY WOODPECKER, (_Dryobates villosus_), a very close relation ofthe preceding species, is also small, and his food supply is as follows:insects, 68 per cent, vegetable matter 31, mineral 1.
THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER, (_Colaptes auratus_), is the largest andhandsomest of all the woodpeckers that we really see in evidence.
What to read after Our Vanishing Wild Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937 to read onlineMoreLess
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