. A history of British birds . PAS8ERES. NTITTIATCH. 473 :hi. HiTTA CiBSIA, Wolf*. THE NUTHATCH. 8ittn EnroiKeaf. SiTTA, Linnctivs J.—Bill moderate, strong and compressed, the culmen veryslightly arched, the gonys ascending towards the point. Tongue short and horny,the tip abrupt and furnished with strong bristles. Nostrils basal, rounded,placed in a deep hollow, covered by hairs and short feathers. Legs short andstout; the tarsi scutellated ; toes long and strong, the hind toe especially, the outertoe joined at its base to the middle toe; claws large and much hooked. Wingsrather lon
. A history of British birds . PAS8ERES. NTITTIATCH. 473 :hi. HiTTA CiBSIA, Wolf*. THE NUTHATCH. 8ittn EnroiKeaf. SiTTA, Linnctivs J.—Bill moderate, strong and compressed, the culmen veryslightly arched, the gonys ascending towards the point. Tongue short and horny,the tip abrupt and furnished with strong bristles. Nostrils basal, rounded,placed in a deep hollow, covered by hairs and short feathers. Legs short andstout; the tarsi scutellated ; toes long and strong, the hind toe especially, the outertoe joined at its base to the middle toe; claws large and much hooked. Wingsrather long; the first feather much shorter than the second, the fourth or fifththe longest. Tail short, flexible, broad and nearly even. Our well-kiiown Nuthatch was long considered the soleexample of its genus in Europe, but not only have otherAvell-marked species been discovered within the limits of thisquarter of the globe, but our bird has been shewn to differfrom that which was described by Linna3us sufficiently to * Taschenb. deutsch. Viigelk. i. p. 12S (ISIO). t Not
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