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The CLAW is that of the PILEATED WOODPECKER, (Picus _Dryotomus_) _Pileatus_, SWAINSON, which has much less power than the claw of the typical Woodpecker; the anterior toe (i.e. middle toe,) being longer and stronger than the posterior -- a structure the very reverse of that which characterizes the typical species.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832 Various
rickidoo commented on the word PILEATED
From the Latin for "Helmeted".
The name of a large American woodpecker. It is pronounced with the "i" either long or short. In either pronunciation, the accent is on the first syllable.
August 2, 2009