. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Jan., igoq. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin â Cory. 267 Tail feathers, stiff and pointed; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked;under parts, white; rump, dull rufous brown. Certhia familiaris Creeper. See No. 348. Family SITTID^. lite-breasted Nuthatch. Bill, as illustrated; nostrils, con-cealed by bristly tufts; tarsus, scutellate;first primary, very short; tail feathers, notstiff and pointed. The White-breastedNuthatch is sometimes mistaken by thenovice for a small Woodpecker. If tailfeathers are stiff and pointed, look forth
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Jan., igoq. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin â Cory. 267 Tail feathers, stiff and pointed; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked;under parts, white; rump, dull rufous brown. Certhia familiaris Creeper. See No. 348. Family SITTID^. lite-breasted Nuthatch. Bill, as illustrated; nostrils, con-cealed by bristly tufts; tarsus, scutellate;first primary, very short; tail feathers, notstiff and pointed. The White-breastedNuthatch is sometimes mistaken by thenovice for a small Woodpecker. If tailfeathers are stiff and pointed, look forthe bird under Family Picidae. Crown, black; back, gray, with-out white; wings, not heavily spottedwith white; tail feathers, not stiff orpointed; toes, four, three in front,one behind; wing, to incheslong. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted No. 349. Bill, more than three-eighthsinch long; under parts, pale rufousbrown; crown, black (male j; crown,bluish gray (female); wing, inches long. Sitta Nuthatch. See No. 350. Bill, more than three-eighths inch long; crown, grayish brown;under parts, dull grayish white; wing, to inches long. Sitta Nuthatch. See Nos. 35°-3S^- 268 Field Museum of Natural Historyâ
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