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SITT^ CAPITE NIGRO. 



The Nuthatch. 



A 



Petit Piverd a la tete noire 



EIGHS thirteen penny weight rive 

 grains. The bill, and upper part 

 of the head and neck are black, the 

 back is grey. The wings are of a 

 dark brown, edg'd with Hght grey ; 

 the uppermoft two feathers of the 



ET Oifeau fefe quatre dragmes ^ 



vingt cinq grains. Son hec^ le dejfus de 

 fa tit By ^ fon cou font noirs : fin dos 

 eflgris : fes atlesfont d^un brun obfcur^ 

 &^ b or dees d''un gris clair : les deux 

 plumes du milieu defa queue font grifes ; 

 tail are grey; the reft black and white. At the &' tout le refie efi noir &' blanc. II a vers V anus une 

 vent is a reddifli fpot ; the legs and feet are brown, tache rougedtre : fes jambes ^ fes pies font bruns. Ih 

 The back claw is remarkably bigger and longer a V ergot de derriere beaucoup plus gros ^ plus long 

 than the reft, which feems neceflary to fupport que les autres^ ce qui parolt nkejfaire a foutenir fon 



corps y auffi bien en defendant quen montant fur les' 

 arbres. On le voit " continuellement faifant I 'un oic 



their body in creeping down as well as up trees, in 



which adion they are ufually feen pecking their 



food, which is Infecls, from the chinks or crevifes V autre: car il fe nourrit d'infeBes quil tire d'entre 



of the bark. 



les fentes &' les crevaffes de Vecorce des arbres. 

 The Hen differs but little from the Cock in the ! La femelle ^efi prefque femblable ou male en foft 



colour of her feathers. They breed and continue plumage. lis font leurs petit s a la Caroline^ 



the whole year in Carolina, 



refient toute Fannee, 



y 



SITTA CAPITE FUSCO 



a 



The fmall Nuthatch. 



A k 



HIS weighs fix penny weight. 



Th 



e 



bill 



is 



black ; 



the upper part • of the head 



brown ; behind which is a dufky white 

 ipot ; the back is grey ; as are the two. upper- 



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Petit Piverd a la tete brune. 



■14 



4 



+ 



Oifeau pefe deux dragmes. Son bee 



noir : le dejfus de fa tete efl brun : il a au 



derriere de la tete une tache d'un blanc fale : 



dosy &' les deux plumes du milieu de fa queue 



moft tail feathers ; the reft being black ; the font de couleur grife : les autres plumes font mires : 



wings are dark brown ; the throat, and all the fes atles font d'un brun obfcur : fa gorge, &' tout 



under part of the body dufky white ; the tail is le dejfous de fon corps font d'un blanc fale : fa queue. 



fhort ; the back toe is largeft. They abide all ejicourte; &^ il a V ergot de derriere plus grand, ^ 



in Carolina. Their food, and manner plus gros que les autres. . // refe toute Fannee a la 



Caroline-, ^ fe nourrit de la mime maniere que le 

 Piverd deer it ci-dejfus. 



the 



year 



of taking it, is 

 Nuthatch. 



the fame as that of the larger 



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§luercus humilior^ fa Ik is folio hreviore. 



1 



The Highland Willow Oak. 



T 



s 



HIS is ufuall/ a fmall tree, 



having 



a dark coloured' 



bark, with leaves of. a pale green, and fhaped like thofe 

 of a Willow. It grows on dry poor land, producing but few 



Chene aux feuilles de Saule 



^ET arbre eft ordinairement petit : fon icorce efl d'un couleur 



obfcur e ; ^ fes feuilles d'un verd pale^ de la me me figure que 



celles du Saule. 11 croit dans un terroir fee & maigre : il nc 



acorns, and thofe fmall. Moft of thefc Oaks are growing at produit que peu de gland, & encore eft il fort petit. La plujpart 



Mr. Fair child' ^. 



de ces Chenes font dans les jar dins de Mr. Fair child. 



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