. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 695 Adult male: Top of head and upper back, glossy black; rest of upper parts, bluish gray; sides of head and under parts, white, more. White-breasted Nuthatch. .or less marked on flanks and crissum with rusty brown; wings, black- ish, the inner feathers edged with gray; middle tail feathers, gray; outer feathers with broad subterminal band of white, the tips, black. Adult female: Similar, but black of head tinged with bluish gray. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .70. A not uncomm
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 695 Adult male: Top of head and upper back, glossy black; rest of upper parts, bluish gray; sides of head and under parts, white, more. White-breasted Nuthatch. .or less marked on flanks and crissum with rusty brown; wings, black- ish, the inner feathers edged with gray; middle tail feathers, gray; outer feathers with broad subterminal band of white, the tips, black. Adult female: Similar, but black of head tinged with bluish gray. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .70. A not uncommon resident in Illinois and Wisconsin and abundant in spring and fall during the migrations. The note of the White- breasted Nuthatch is a strange quenk, quenk, difficult to describe, but which once heard will not easily be forgotten. The nest is in a hole in a dead stump or tree. The eggs are from 6 to 8, pure white or creamy white, speckled with rufous brown, and measure about .73 x .56 inches. Mr. H. S. Swarth procured a set of six eggs at Joliet, 111., May 21, 1907. 350. Sitta canadensis (Linn.). Red-breasted Nuthatch. Disir.: Nearly the whole of North America; breeding from north- ern Indiana, northern Illinois, California, and the mountainous regions of North Carolina and Colorado northward to Labrador, Keewatin, and southern Alaska; winters in the United States. Adult male: Top of head, black; a black stripe through the eye, extending to sides of neck: a white stripe over the eye; rest of upper. 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. Chicago
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