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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Picidae .
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Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varias 230, 243
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varias 230, 243
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varias 230, 243
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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I. WI.LI.MSON'S SAPSUCKER -- _Sphyrapicus thyroideus_ _Frontispiece_
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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By consulting Coues's _Key_ and Professor Cooke's brochure on the _Birds of Colorado_, I found this quaintly costumed woodpecker to be Williamson's sapsucker (_Sphyrapicus thyroideus_), known only in the western part of the United States from the Rocky
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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