. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY PAIilD^E. —NUTHATCHES, TITMICE, ETC 317 FAMILY PARID^. Nuthatches, Titmice, etc. SUBFAMILY Nuthatches. Bill, as illustrated ; nostrils, concealed by bristly tufts ; tarsus, scutellate ; first primary, very short; tail feathers, not stiff and pointed. The white=bellied Nuthatch is sometimes mis- taken by the novice for a small Woodpecker. If tail feathers are stiff and pointed, look for the bird under Family Picidae. Crowu, black; back, gray, without white; wings, uot lieavily spotted
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY PAIilD^E. —NUTHATCHES, TITMICE, ETC 317 FAMILY PARID^. Nuthatches, Titmice, etc. SUBFAMILY Nuthatches. Bill, as illustrated ; nostrils, concealed by bristly tufts ; tarsus, scutellate ; first primary, very short; tail feathers, not stiff and pointed. The white=bellied Nuthatch is sometimes mis- taken by the novice for a small Woodpecker. If tail feathers are stiff and pointed, look for the bird under Family Picidae. Crowu, black; back, gray, without white; wings, uot lieavily spotted with white; tail feathers, not stiff or pointed ; toes, four, three ia front, oue behind; wing, . to inches long. White=breasted Nuthatch. Sitta rarolinensiii, and races. See Xo. 547. Bill, more than three eighths ineli long; underparts, pale rufous brown ; crown, black (male); crown, bhiish gray (fe- male) ; wing, to inclies long. Red^breasted Nuthatch. Sitta canadensis. See No. 549. -^^ : rV'^-^^^^N^^^^ Bill, more than three eighths inch long; crown, grayish brown ; underparts, dull grayish white; wing, to inches long. Brown^headed Nuthatch. Sitta jmsilla. See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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