. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. NUTCRACKER cones in its claws and hammering upon themwith its bill. The bird belongs to the crowfamily, and is about the size of a jackdaw. NUTHATCH, the common name of sev-eral very active little birds, that arecommon in most parts of North Americaand Europe. They are usually of shyand solitary habits, frequenting the woodsand feeding chiefly on insects, wliich theyfind in the crevices of the bark of NUTHATCH They are usually s
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. NUTCRACKER cones in its claws and hammering upon themwith its bill. The bird belongs to the crowfamily, and is about the size of a jackdaw. NUTHATCH, the common name of sev-eral very active little birds, that arecommon in most parts of North Americaand Europe. They are usually of shyand solitary habits, frequenting the woodsand feeding chiefly on insects, wliich theyfind in the crevices of the bark of NUTHATCH They are usually seen head downward, work-ing around the trunk of the tree, peeringsharply into the crevices and steadily callingout their rough, cries—nasal notes whichseem altogether too loud for such small white-breasted nuthatch of the UnitedStates is of a slatish-gray color, with brown-ish lower parts, white throat and a white lineover its eye. NUTMEG, the kernel of the seed of anevergreen tree growing principally in theislands of the East Indies, used commercial-ly as a spice. The fruit is pear-shaped andabout two inches in diameter. When thor- oughly ripe it splits open to two nearly equallongitudinal sections, presenting to viewthe nut or seed, surrounded by a crimsonjacket, the mace of commerce. When thethin hard shell of the nut is taken off, thewrinkled, oval kernel is exposed; this is thenutmeg of commercial value. The nutmeg tree has been introduced into
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