. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 267 Tail feathers, stiff and pointed; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked; under parts, white; rump, dull rufous brown. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. See No. 348. Family SITTIDt^:. White-breasted Nuthatch. Bill, as illustrated; nostrils, con- cealed by bristly tufts; tarsus, scutellate; first primary, very short; tail feathers, not stiff and pointed. The White-breasted Nuthatch is sometimes mistaken by the novice for a small Woodpecker. If tail feathers are stiff
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 267 Tail feathers, stiff and pointed; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked; under parts, white; rump, dull rufous brown. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. See No. 348. Family SITTIDt^:. White-breasted Nuthatch. Bill, as illustrated; nostrils, con- cealed by bristly tufts; tarsus, scutellate; first primary, very short; tail feathers, not stiff and pointed. The White-breasted Nuthatch is sometimes mistaken by the novice for a small Woodpecker. If tail feathers are stiff and pointed, look for thejbird under Family Picidae. Crown, black; back, gray, with- out white; wings, not heavily spotted with white; tail feathers, not stiff or ' pointed; toes, four, three in front, one behind; wing, to inches / long. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. See No. 349. Bill, more than three-eighths inch long; under parts, pale rufous brown; crown, black (male); crown, bluish gray (female); wing, to inches long. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. See No. 350. Bill, more than three-eighths inch long; crown, grayish brown; under parts, dull grayish white; wing, to inches long. Sitta pusilla. Brown-headed Nuthatch. See Nos. 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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