. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. -'39 and this bird is master of it all. Top side, bottom side, inside, outside—this bird is there, fearless, confident; in fact, he rather prefers traveling head down- ward, especially on the main trunk route. He pries under bark-scales and lichens, peers into crevices and explores cavities in his search for tiny insects, larvae and insects' eggs—especially the latter. The value of the service which this bird and his close associates per
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. -'39 and this bird is master of it all. Top side, bottom side, inside, outside—this bird is there, fearless, confident; in fact, he rather prefers traveling head down- ward, especially on the main trunk route. He pries under bark-scales and lichens, peers into crevices and explores cavities in his search for tiny insects, larvae and insects' eggs—especially the latter. The value of the service which this bird and his close associates perform for the horticulturist is simply incal- culable. There should be as heavy a penalty imposed upon one who wantonly killed a Nuthatch or a Chickadee, as upon one who entered an enclosure and cut down an orchard or a shade I'ATKOMZIM', TIIK FRi;i; C01 ITER The Nuthatch has a variety of notes, all distinguished by a peculiar nasal quality. When hunting with the tn op. lie give-- an occasional softly resonant tut or till I ut. as if to remind his fellows that all's well. The halloo note is more decided, tin, pronounced a la Francais. By means of this note and by using it in combination, they seem to be able to carry on quite an animated con- versation, calling across from tree to tree. During the mating season and often at other times they have an even more decided and distinctive note, quonk, quonk, quonk, or ho-onk, ho-onk, in moderate pitch and with deliber- ation. Their si >ng. if such they may be said to have, consists of a rapid succes-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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