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Genus XXIV. NUTHATCH. 



N° 8. Bhck-headed N. N" lo. CapeN. 



9. Leaft N. n. Long-billed N. 



European Nuthatch, Ge7i. Syn. ii. p. 648. N" I. — ArSi. Zool. ii. p. 281 ? I. 



Situ Europea, Brun. N° i,z.—Midter, p. 165. ^ EUROPEAI>J 



N. 



'T'HIS bird is pretty common in England.^ but rather fcarce in 

 France * ; though it extends pretty far north on the conti- 

 nent, being met with in the forefts of Ruffia, Sibiriay and Kamtf- 

 chatka, a's well as in Sweden, and Sondmor in Norway. It alfo in- 



habits India f. 



I have been informed, that it has at times a kind of whiftle, 

 fomewhat imitating that of a man, which may be heard at fome 

 diftance J. 



Nuthatch, Var. B. Gi;«. ^'«. ii. p. 650. 8. 



Black-headed Nuthatch, Jra. Zool. ii. N" 171. BLACK-HEAD- 



ED N. 



T Believe this bird to be a diftihfl; fpecies, and not a variety of 

 the Common Nuthatch, as I once thought. 

 -Mr. Hutchins informs me, that one with a black head (proba- 

 bly this fpecies), is not uncommon at Hudfon's Bay in fummer, re- 

 tiring fouthward in winter) and is thcYccaWed Nemifcu-^pethayjhijh. 

 The firil v,-ord fignifies thunder; and the bird fo named, as it is 

 fuppofed to be moft noify before the ajTproach of it. 



* Dr. Brouffonet. -f- Lady Imfey'i, drawings. % Rev. Dr. Wilgrefs. 



Nuthatch, 



