verb. To quell is to stop or quiet something. An example of quell is to soothe someoneâs anger.
Overview. Black-backed Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black back, black wings with white spots on flight feathers, barred flanks, white underparts. Head has a conspicuous white cheek mark and yellow crown. Tail is black with white outer tail feathers. Black bill is long and stout. Legs and feet are gray.
Clark s Nutcracker and Lewis s Woodpecker. Two birds were named after the Corps two captains: Lewis s Woodpecker, recorded by Lewis on July 20, 1805, and Clark s Nutcracker, recorded by Clark on August 22, 1805.