. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 36 Birds of Canada. Sttb-Faiiiily SlT'— The AVIllTKnE!,!/ii;i) NUTHATCH. Sitta cayoliiicnsis.—The Whitc-bcllicd Nurnatcli. Tliis nuthatch is one of our common summer birds, and somethnes remains in Canada thn)U!.;h the winter. Color, ashy-bhie aljove ; the untler j)arts, white ; to[) of the heatl and neck, black. Nests, in a hole in a stump or tree ; ei.';i;s, six, dull white. hV'eds ui)on insects. At nis^ht it attaches it
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 36 Birds of Canada. Sttb-Faiiiily SlT'— The AVIllTKnE!,!/ii;i) NUTHATCH. Sitta cayoliiicnsis.—The Whitc-bcllicd Nurnatcli. Tliis nuthatch is one of our common summer birds, and somethnes remains in Canada thn)U!.;h the winter. Color, ashy-bhie aljove ; the untler j)arts, white ; to[) of the heatl and neck, black. Nests, in a hole in a stump or tree ; ei.';i;s, six, dull white. hV'eds ui)on insects. At nis^ht it attaches its feet to the bark of a tree, and slee[)S with its head downwards. S. canadi'usis.—The Retl-bellied Nuthatch. The Red-bellied Nuthatch is smaller than the precediuf.; species ; the l)elly, reiUh"sh-bro\\n ; in other respects it is similar to tlie Whit., Ijcllicd 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 Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : Rowsell and Hutchison
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