. A history of British birds . SlTTA (LESIA, Wolf *. THE NUTHATCH. Sitta Europoea f. Sitta, Linnmis%.—Bill moderate, strong and compressed, the culmen veryj-lightly arched, the gonys ascending towards the point. Tongue short and horny,the tip abrupt and furnished with strong bristles. Nostrils basal, rounded,placed in a deep hollow, covered by hairs and short feathers. Legs short andstout; the tarsi scutellated; toes long and strong, the hind toe especially, the outertoe joined at its base to the middle toe; claws large and much hooked. Wingsrather long; the first feather much shorter than the
. A history of British birds . SlTTA (LESIA, Wolf *. THE NUTHATCH. Sitta Europoea f. Sitta, Linnmis%.—Bill moderate, strong and compressed, the culmen veryj-lightly arched, the gonys ascending towards the point. Tongue short and horny,the tip abrupt and furnished with strong bristles. Nostrils basal, rounded,placed in a deep hollow, covered by hairs and short feathers. Legs short andstout; the tarsi scutellated; toes long and strong, the hind toe especially, the outertoe joined at its base to the middle toe; claws large and much hooked. Wingsrather long; the first feather much shorter than the second, the fourth or fifththe longest. Tail short, flexible, broad and nearly even. Ouk well-known Nuthatch was long considered, the soleexample of its genus in Europe, but not only have otherwell-marked species been discovered within the limits of thisquarter of the globe, but our bird has been shewn to differfrom that which was described by Linnseus sufficiently to * Taschenb. deutsch. Vogelk. i. p. 128 (1810). f Not Sit
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