728. Sitta canadensis 
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 41-2 inches 
Male. Above blue-gray; top of head black, the sides white; 
broad black line through eye; bill long and black. Below, throat 
white; breast chestnut; tail short and square, with white spots. 
Female. Similar, but little black on the head. 
Distinguished from White-breasted by its red breast and smaller 
size. An uncommon winter visitor in Massachusetts. 
Song. Similar to the White-breasted but sharper and higher 
pitched. 
Nest. In hole in tree. 
Breeds. In northern New England. 
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