. Handbook of birds of eastern North America, with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests, and eggs .. . ngton, irregularly abundant W. V., sometimes rare, Sept. 15 to May10. Sing Sing, irregular W. V., Aug. 8 to May 8. Cambridge, irregular T. W. v., Sept. 15 to Nov. 25; Nov. 25 to Apl. 1, or rarely May 5. Nest^ of grasses, in a hole in a tree or stump. Eggs., four to six, wiiite orcreamy white, speckled with cinnamon-, rufous-brown, and lavender, -60 x -47. While resembling the White-breasted Nuthatch, this more northernspecies differs from it sufficiently both in
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America, with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests, and eggs .. . ngton, irregularly abundant W. V., sometimes rare, Sept. 15 to May10. Sing Sing, irregular W. V., Aug. 8 to May 8. Cambridge, irregular T. W. v., Sept. 15 to Nov. 25; Nov. 25 to Apl. 1, or rarely May 5. Nest^ of grasses, in a hole in a tree or stump. Eggs., four to six, wiiite orcreamy white, speckled with cinnamon-, rufous-brown, and lavender, -60 x -47. While resembling the White-breasted Nuthatch, this more northernspecies differs from it sufficiently both in notes and appearance to beeasily distinguished. Its black face-stripe is a noticeable character,while to the trained ear its higher, finer, more nasal, slightly drawledyna, yna is quite unlike the White-breasts vigorous yank, yank. TheRed-breast has an evident partiality for pine trees, and may be seenhovering about the cones while looking for a foothold from which toextract their seeds. 729. Sitta pusilla (Lath.). Brown-headed Nuthatch. Ad.—Topand back of the head dark grayish brown ; a whitish patch on the nai^e / no. Fig. 113. — Red - breastedNuthatch. (Natural size.) NUTHATCHES AND TITS. 389 white over the eye; rest of upper parts bluish gray; outer tail-feathers black,tipped with grayish, middle ones bluish gray; \mder parts grayish , 4-50 ; W., 2-60 ; T., 1-25 ; B., -52. Range.—South Atlantic and Gulf States, north to Virginia; accidentallyto Missouri and New York. Nest^ of feathers, grasses, etc., generally near the ground, in a hole in a treeor stump. Eggs.^ five to six, white or creamy white, heavily spotted or blotchedwith cinnamon- or olive-brown, -56 x -46. This little Nuthatch, the Red-eockaded Woodpecker, and PineWarbler, are characteristic birds of the great pineries in our SouthernStates. Frequently they are found associated. The Woodpeckersgenerally keep to the tree tops, the Warblers live on or near the ground,while the Nuthatches scramble activ
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