Fig. 21. The male Nuthatch was a handsome bird with a 

 glossy black crown. 



and utter a soft "yank, yank" until she gave an answering 

 "yank" from within. He did not spend much of his time 

 in the apple tree, for to have done so would have advertised 

 his home too conspiciously, but he was always within sight 

 in the woods across the road. He could often be heard dili- 

 gently hammering to get grubs that were concealed beneath 

 the bark. 



