THE XUTHATCH 



{Sitta ccesia) 



This engaging active little bird resembles the Titmouse very 

 closely in its liabits, and frequents similar haunts. Like those 

 ever wandering little creatures, the Tits, the Nuthatch visits 

 all kinds of scenery, provided trees are to be found, for on 

 them it seeks the greater part of its food. We often meet 

 with it in the decaying trees in the last remaining remnants 

 of the olden forests, where amongst the gnarled stems and 

 rotten branches it finds a plentiful supply of food. In the 



