Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 223
ma, the woodpecker,From his perch among the branchesOf the melancholy pine-tree,And, in honor of his service,Stained with blood the tuft of feathersOn the little head of Mama;Even to this day he wears it,Wears the tuft of crimson feathers,As a symbol of his service. After examining some unfamiliar… … THE LEFT FOOT OF THE PILEATED WOODPECKER.
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