. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 727. Sitta carolinensis. 6 inches. Male with the crown bluish black; female with the crown gray; both sexes with chestnut under tail coverts. These birds seem to be the very opposite of the Brown Creepers. Their tails are short and square, and nearly always pointed toward the zenith, for Nuthatches usually clamber among the branches and down the tree trunks, head first. Note.—A nasal "yank-yank," and a repeated "ya-ya," all on the same tone. Nest.—In cav
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 727. Sitta carolinensis. 6 inches. Male with the crown bluish black; female with the crown gray; both sexes with chestnut under tail coverts. These birds seem to be the very opposite of the Brown Creepers. Their tails are short and square, and nearly always pointed toward the zenith, for Nuthatches usually clamber among the branches and down the tree trunks, head first. Note.—A nasal "yank-yank," and a repeated "ya-ya," all on the same tone. Nest.—In cavities of hollow limbs and trunks of trees at any elevation from the ground; the cavity is filled with leaves and usually lined with feathers; eggs white, spotted with reddish brown (.75 x .55). Range.—Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf to southern Canada; resident in most of its range. 727b. Florida White-breasted Nuthatch slightly smaller Rockies. other races are found (atkinsi west of IS thP 192. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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