. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . n, irregularly abundant W. Y., sometimes rare, Sept. 15 to JNIay 10. Sing Sing, irregular W, V,, Aug. 8 to May 8. Cambridge, irregular T. W. v., Sept. 15 to Nov. 25; Nov. 25 to Apl. 1, or rarely May 5. Nest^ of grasses, in a hole in a tree or stump. Eggs, four to six, white orcreamy white, speckled with cinnamon-, rufous-brown, and lavender, -60 x -47. While resembling the White-breasted Nuthatch, this more northernspecies di
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America : with keys to the species, and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations ... . n, irregularly abundant W. Y., sometimes rare, Sept. 15 to JNIay 10. Sing Sing, irregular W, V,, Aug. 8 to May 8. Cambridge, irregular T. W. v., Sept. 15 to Nov. 25; Nov. 25 to Apl. 1, or rarely May 5. Nest^ of grasses, in a hole in a tree or stump. Eggs, four to six, white orcreamy white, speckled with cinnamon-, rufous-brown, and lavender, -60 x -47. While resembling the White-breasted Nuthatch, this more northernspecies differs from it sufficiently both in notes and appearance to beeasily distinguished. Its black face-stripe is a noticeable character,while to the trained ear its higher, finer, more nasal, slightly drawledyna, yna is quite unlike the White-breasts vigorous yank, yank. TheRed-breast has an evident partiality for pine trees, and may be seenhovering about the cones while looking for a foothold from which toextract their seeds. 729. Sitta pusilla (Lath.). Brown-headed Nuthatch. .-!(/.—Topand back of the head dark grayish broicn ; a whitish patch on the nape ; no. NUTHATCHES AND TITS. 389 white over the eye ; rest of upper parts bluish gray ; outer tail-feathers black,tipped with grayish, middle ones bluish gray; under parts grayish , 4-50 ; W., 2-60; T., 1-25; B., -52. Range.—South Atlantic and Gulf States, north to Virginia; accidentallyto Missouri and New York. iVes^, of feathers, grasses, etc., generally near the ground, in a hole in a treeor stump. Eggs.^ five to six, white or creamy white, heavily spotted or blotchedwith cinnamon- or olive-brown, 56 x 46. This little Nuthatch, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and PineWarbler, are characteristic birds of the great pineries in our SouthernStates. Frequently they are found associated. The Woodpeckersgenerally keep to the tree tops, the Warblers live on or near the ground,while the Nuthatches scramble actively about from the
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