PAR1D.T2 — SITTA. 



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Genus SITTA, Linn^.us. 



Sitta, Lixxj:us, S^st. Kut. 1735 (Agassiz) 



Gkn. Char. Bill subulate, acutely puiuted, compressed, about as long as tbe head ; cul- 

 lueii and commissure nearly straight ; gouys convex and ascending ; nostrils covered by a 



5. acitleata. 



tuft of bristles directed fijrwaril. Tarsi stout, scutellate, about equal to the middle toe, 

 much shorter than the hinder, the claw of which is half the total length Outer lateral 

 toe much longer than inner, and nearly equal to the middle. Tail very short, broad, and 



i9. Carolhiensis. 



nearly even ; the feathers soft and truncate. AVings reaching nearly to the end of the 

 tail, long and acute, the first jirimary one third the length of the third, or less. 



