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pileated

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What does pileated mean?

adjective

  1. Having a pileus.
  2. Having a crest covering the pileum.

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The only new bird I saw in Maine was the pileated woodpecker, or black "log cock," called by Uncle Nathan "wood cock."
John BurroughsBirds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #3163