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330 Woodcraft Manual for Boys Dove {Zenaidura macroura). This is an abundant inhabi- tant of the farming country as far north as wheat is now grown. It is about twelve inches long, and known by its pigeon-like look, and its long, wedge-shaped tail, with black and white marks on the feathers. Its breast b soft puqjlish gray. Its extinct relation, the once plentiful Passenger Pigeon, was eighteen inches long and had a reddish breast. Dovmy Woodpecker (Dryobates fmiescens). About six and a half inches long, blade and white. In the male the nape is Quail or Bobwhite RuSed Grouse or Partridge red, the outer tail feathers white with black spots. Carefully distmguish this from its large relation the Hairy Woodpecker, which is nine and a half inches long and has no black spots on the white outer tail feathers. A familiar inhabitant of orchards the year round, it is found in woods throughout eastern North America. Flicker, or Highhole (Colaptes auratus). This lai^e and beauti- ful Woodpecker is twelve inches long. Its head is ashy gray behind, with a red nape in the neck, and brown-giay in front. On its breast is a black crescent. The spots below and the little bars above are black, and the under side of wings and tail are bright yellow. The rump is white. Its beautiful plumage and loud splendid "clucker" cry make it a joy in every woodland. It is found throughout North America, east of the Rockies up to the limit of trees. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (TrochUus colubris). Every one knows the Hummingbird. The male only has the throat of nby color. It is about four inches long from tip of beak to