NUTHATCHES 



(727) Sitta carolinensis caroli= 

 nensis Latham 



WHITE-BREASTED NUT- 

 HATCH. Ad. c?'— Plumage as 

 shown. Crown glossy black; rest of 

 upper parts blue-gray; outer tail 

 feathers with much white as shown; 

 sides of head and neck and whole 

 under parts pure white, except the 

 under tail coverts, which are mixed 

 with chestnut. Ad. 9 — Similar to 

 the cT , except that the crown is gray, 

 not much darker than the back. L., 

 6.00; W., 3.50; T., 1.75; B., .65. Nest 

 — Of grasses, feathers and leaves; in 

 holes in trees from six to sixty feet up. 



Range — Breeds from northern 

 Gulf States north to southern Canada. 

 (727b). S. c. atkinsi Scott. FLORIDA 

 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 

 Fla. and along the Gulf coast to Miss. 



but their position can be located by the sounds of their voices 

 as they move about. Frequently one will climb to the top of 

 a swaying cat-tail and sing his short, bubbling, rattling song. 

 Their nests, also globular in shape, are attached to upright 

 stalks a foot or two above water. 



Famly CERTHIIDiE. Creepers 



I have said that no one ever saw a pessimistic wren, but 

 on the other hand it is doubtful if any one ever saw an opti- 

 mistic BROWN CREEPER. They are always the same 

 plodding, patient creatures acting as though they were 

 doomed to a lifelong punishment of hard labor. Always 

 climbing, climbing, climbing. If they would only persevere 

 until they reach the summit of just one tree, we might have 

 more patience with them, but no, they fall off when halfway 

 up, like bits of loosened bark and start all over at the base of 



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