The Woodpeckers
cover
BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1901
The colored illustrations are by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. The text cuts are from drawings by John L. Ridgway.
Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
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THE WOODPECKERS
FANNIE HARDY ECKSTORM
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
CONTENTS
THE WOODPECKERS
FOREWORD: THE RIDDLERS
I
HOW TO KNOW A WOODPECKER
II
HOW THE WOODPECKER CATCHES A GRUB
III
HOW THE WOODPECKER COURTS HIS MATE
IV
HOW THE WOODPECKER MAKES A HOUSE
V
VI
FRIEND DOWNY
VII
PERSONA NON GRATA
VIII
EL CARPINTERO
IX
A RED-HEADED COUSIN
X
A STUDY OF ACQUIRED HABITS
XI
THE WOODPECKER’S TOOLS: HIS BILL
XII
THE WOODPECKER’S TOOLS: HIS FOOT
XIII
THE WOODPECKER’S TOOLS: HIS TAIL
XIV
THE WOODPECKER’S TOOLS: HIS TONGUE
XV
HOW EACH WOODPECKER IS FITTED FOR HIS OWN KIND OF LIFE
XVI
THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN
APPENDIX
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