36 Birds of Canada. 



Snb-I'\imily S 1 1 r i \ . i .. The Nuthatches. 



WHITE-BELLIED NUTHATCH. 



Sitta carolincnsis. The White-bellied Nuthatch. 



This nuthatch is one of our common summer 

 birds, and sometimes remains in Canada through 

 the winter. Color, ashy-blue above ; the under 

 parts, white ; top of the head and neck, black. 

 Nests, in a hole in a stump or tree ; eggs, six, 

 dull white. Feeds upon insects. At night it 

 attaches its feet to the bark of a tree, and sleeps 

 with its head downwards. v 



S. canadcnsis. The Red-bellied Nuthatch. 



The Red-bellied Nuthatch is smaller than the 

 preceding species ; the belly, reddish-brown ; in 

 other respects it is similar to the White-bellied 

 Nuthatch. 



