176 Mr. Peabody on the 
was shot in Templeton, and that it breeds as near 
the border as Keene in New Hampshire. 1t is distin- 
guished by its yellow crown, and that peculiar for- 
mation of the feet from which it derives its name. 
In its voice and habits, it most resembles the yellow- 
bellied ; its breeding habits are like those of all the 
rest ; its motions, like those of the red-cockaded, are 
petulant and restless, passing from one tree to anoth- 
er, or to different parts of the same tree, without 
taking time to examine any single spot. In the 
middle of the day, it is silent, and goes to some soli- 
tary place to rest. It is sometimes seen chasing in- 
sects in the air, but never hurts them on the ground. 
Its flight is swift, gliding and undulatory ; at every 
gliding, it gives out a loud, shrill note. These birds 
are more common in the northern states, in winter, 
than at any other time ; because they are then driven 
from their homes by the severity of the cold. 
SLENDER BILLED BIRDS. 
The Warre-sreastep NurHaTCH, Sitta Caroli- 
nensis is seen in autumn and winter, not because it 
migrates to us at that season, but because the sup- 
plies of food in the forest fail, and it resorts to fields, 
gardens, and the neighborhood of houses, in search 
of insects, such as ants and spiders. At a distance; 
it is easily mistaken for the downy woodpecker, 
though more lively in its motions. It moves side- 
