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Definition: Campephilus principalis
Campephilus principalis
n : large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States
and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn:
ivorybill,
ivory-billed woodpecker]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Campephilus principalis
ivorybill
\i"vo*ry*bill`\, Ivory-bill
\I"vo*ry-bill`\([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]*b[i^]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker
(
Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp,
ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with
white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a
large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the
Gulf States and Cuba.
Syn: ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis.
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Woodpecker
\Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus and many allied genera of the family
Picid[ae].
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Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae]
upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed
partly upon the sap of trees (see
Sap sucker, under
Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
ground in search of ants and other insects.
[1913 Webster] The most common European species are the
greater spotted woodpecker (
Dendrocopus major), the
lesser spotted woodpecker (
Dendrocopus minor), and
the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see
Yaffle).
[1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the
pileated woodpecker (see under
Pileated), the
ivory-billed woodpecker (
Campephilus principalis),
which is one of the largest known species, the
red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
), the red-bellied woodpecker
(
Melanerpes Carolinus) (see
Chab), the superciliary
woodpecker (
Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy
woodpecker (
Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker
(
Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker
(
Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker
(see
Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also
Carpintero.
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Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic
hornbill (
Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
color.
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