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HALF-HOURS IN THE GREEN LANES. 



attention drawn to it by its loud and distinct " tap.*' 

 Approaching quietly to the spot whence the sound 

 proceeds, you see this grey-coated bird with a 



Fig. 92. 



The Nuthatch (Sttta Europe**}, 



hazel-nut (depend upon it, the finest of the bunch !) 

 wedged in the bark of a tree. It is standing 

 head downwards over the nut, hammering away 

 with its comparatively powerful, wedge-shaped bill, 



