FAMILY PARIDA. — NUTHATCHES, TITMICE, ETC B37) 
FAMILY PARIDAE. 
Nuthatches, Titmice, etc. 
SUBFAMILY SITTINA:. 
Nuthatches. 
ae Bill, as illustrated ; nostrils, concealed by 
ff bristly tufts; tarsus, scutellate; first primary, 
=e very short; tail feathers, not stiff and pointed. 
= The white-bellied Nuthatch is sometimes mis- 
taken by the novice for a small Woodpecker. 
If tail feathers are stiff and pointed, look for 
the bird under Family Picidz. 
Crown, black; back, gray, without white ; 
Wings, not heavily spotted with white; 
tail feathers, not stiff or pointed ; toes, 
Vf four, three in front, one behind: wing, 
3.50 as 3.75 inches age 
White-breasted Nuthatch. 
Sitta carolinensis, and races. 
See No. 547 
sill, more than three eighths inch long; 
underparts, pale rufous brown; crown, 
black (male); crown, bluish gray (fe- 
male); wing, 2.60 to 2.85 inches long. 
/ ff Red-breasted Nuthatch. 
i fs us Lf yy j; = Sitta canadensis. 
Md ave.” Ye WY pe See No. 549. 
Bill, more than three eighths inch long; 
crown, grayish brown; underparts, 
dull grayish white; wing, 2.40 to 2.70 
inches long. 
Brown-headed Nuthatch. 
Sitta pusilla. 
See No. 550. 
