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NUTHATCH. 



Class H. 



GENUS XL NUTHATCH. 



Bill straight, the upper mandible a little 

 longer than the lower, and angular at the 

 point. 



Tongue short, horny at the end, and jagged. ^ 



Toes divided to the base. 



1. Euro- 

 pean. 



Sitta Europasa. S. cinerea sub- 

 tus rufescens, rectricibus ni- 

 gris lateralibus quatuor infra 

 apicem albls. Lath. Ind. 

 orn. 261. id. Syn. ii. 648. 

 id. Sup. i. 117- 



Le Grand Grimpereau, le Tor- 

 chepot. Belon av. 304. 



Picus cinereus, seu Sitta. Ges- 

 ner ai). 71I. 



Ziolo. Aldr. av. i. 417. 



The Nuthatch, or Nut-jobber. 

 Wil. orn. 142. 



Rail syn. av. 47- 



The Woodcracker. Plotfs 

 hist. Ox. 173. 



Sitta EuropEea. Gm. Lin. 440. 



Le Torchepot, Sitta. Brisson 

 av. iii. 588. Tab. 2Q. Jig. 3. 

 Hisi. d:ois. v. 460. PI. Enl. 

 623. 1. 



Picchio grigio, Raparino, Zi- 



71071. 74. 



Notwacka, Notpacka. Faun. 



Suec. sp. 104. 

 Danish SpcEtt-meise. Norv. 



Nat-Bake. Br. 42. 

 Klener, Nusszhacker. Kram, 



362. 

 Blau-specht Frisch, i. 3g. 

 Earless. Scopoli, No. 57. 

 Br. Zool. 81. plate H. Arci. 



Zool. i. 330. 



Descrip- XHE nuthatch weighs nearly an ounce; its 

 length is about five inches three-quarters; its 

 breadth nine inches. The bill is strong and 



