. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 2fi4^ TTARFTS OF THE NUTITATOTI. , by no means a rare bird, is soon oxrept by tlioso wl,.. .'uv ,l xyith haunts, on account of its aâ,l ivliri,,.- InH^s As f f ' mostly on nuts :t is soon except in woods or thoir iunuodiat;; v i y , 1? Mdl l,oco,u,. bold, and frcquont ,ardons and orchardsyvh^^u^^T^^ .1 ho lurd also too,;. ui,ân , which it procures nndor the baric ho ânn ': of tho creopors, a
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 2fi4^ TTARFTS OF THE NUTITATOTI. , by no means a rare bird, is soon oxrept by tlioso wl,.. .'uv ,l xyith haunts, on account of its aâ,l ivliri,,.- InH^s As f f ' mostly on nuts :t is soon except in woods or thoir iunuodiat;; v i y , 1? Mdl l,oco,u,. bold, and frcquont ,ardons and orchardsyvh^^u^^T^^ .1 ho lurd also too,;. ui,ân , which it procures nndor the baric ho ânn ': of tho creopors, and ,t ,s not unlikely (hat many of the nu(s which are eat n 1 tl S hatch have boon inhabited by (ho ,rnb âf the nut weevil. It will food upon the so t ot ddHn^ent plants, especially proterrinn- those whi,.]. it pocks ..ut ..f the fir-cones I'S mast also .ratolu to its palate, it will occasioually take to eati o iVui ' ''^ In order to extract tho kernel of tlH> nut, u,e binl fixes the fruit socurefy in some con venient crovico, and, by dint of repoateil hannnorin-s with its beak brciks i limr o "i hole in (ho shell, ( which (lie keruel is readily extrac el 'Lu^^'rtSt^^'^f stroke of tho beak, bât (he binl ^raJps firn y w h s h^ ,'"h^^ sw,u,,u, Its whole body upon its iVot, delivers its stike witl the U ^^^ ai ^^^ l^': :il Ml' !. Nl-TU.\T( ll,;»,. Iui,;.iârâ. ,. " '.' '' "â¢â¢^^"%"^"-1'"''' .cvu,npl,>l,ed, i. strou-r and K ': 7'\r ""â ;' "" ' " "-'""â "",' â â '"'"'â ""â " """ '^ 'IHite astonishing. \ irSc^ 'M â 'â '";" "r'''^'""'-""""^^ we n,(inn tlwd one ' Ir , .â ''''"'','""' ' " :;'l"";''' '" " 'â ">"â¢""" l"iH< trap, and had rema
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