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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 113, 



WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH. 



Family: Paridse. 



Genus: Sitta. 



Species: S. carolinensis. 



Distribution: 



A summer resident of New England, most common on fall 

 migration; a winter resident south of Vermont and New 

 Hampshire . 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts slaty blue, crown and nape blue black ; under 

 parts whitish, tinted with " rusty " on under tail coverts and 

 lower belly, outer tail feathers black marked Avith white. 

 Female and young paler. Bill and feet dark. Length about 

 6.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



'■'■ Quank-quank-quank " and a low whit- whit- whit. 



Haunts: 



A bird of the woods. 



