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Canadensis ; Canada Nuthatch. Cinereous, beneath 

 pale rufous ; eye-lids white. This is of the fize of the 

 European fpecies ; the bill is blackifh ; crown of the head, 

 hind part of the neck, and (houlders, black ; the back and 

 rump are of a light grey ; over each eye is a white line ; the 

 cheeks are white ; larger quill-feathers duflcy, with grey 

 edges ; bread and belly pure white ; the two middle tail- 

 feathers are grey, the rell black, with a white fpot at the 

 tip ; the vent is ferruginous, and the legs are brown. It 

 is, as its fpecific name imports, a native of Canada, and ex- 

 tends its journies as far fouth as New York. Mr. Pennant 

 makes it a mere variety of the European nuthatch ; but by 

 LinnjEUS and Latham it is regarded as a diftinft fpecies. 



Carolinessis ; Black-headed Nuthatch. Cinereous, 

 beneath whitifh ; lower part of the belly reddidi ; head and 

 neck above black ; lateral tail-feathers white, varied with 

 black. It is a native of the temperate parts of America, 

 and of the ifland of Jamaica. 



Jamaicensis ; Jamaica Nuthatch. Cinereous, beneath 

 white ; crown black ; lateral tail-feathers blackifti, tipped 

 with tranfverfe white lines. This has been defcribed by fir 

 Hans Sloane in his Natural Hiltory of Jamaica. It is of the 

 fize of the common nuthatch, the length being five inches 

 and a half; the bill nearly an inch long, and black ; the 

 head is laige, with a black crown. It is, as its fpecific name 

 imports, a native of the ifland of Jamaica. It is alfo found 

 in many parts of South America, feeding on infefts, and 

 having the character of a llupid bird, eafily fuffering itfelf 

 to be taken. From the fize of its head, it is known in 

 Jamaica by the name of loggerhead. There is a variety 

 much lefs. 



Pusila ; Small Nuthatch. Cinereous, beneath dirty 

 white ; the head is brown, with a dirty white fpot behind ; 

 the lateral tail-feathers are black. It inhabits North Ame- 

 rica, and is faid to be found in Carolina throughout the 

 ■whole year. 



Major ; Great Nuthatch. Grey, beneath whitifli ; the 

 chin is white ; the quill and tail-feathers brown, edged with 

 orange. This is defcribed by fir Hans Sloane in the Hif- 

 tory of Jamaica ; it is feven inches and a half long ; the bill 

 is thickeit in the middle, and curved at the end ; the head 

 and back are grey ; the under parts are whitifh ; the wings 

 and tail are brown, with orange edges. It is a native of 

 Jamaica, and feeds on worms, infefts, &c. 



Nj-via ; Spotted Nuthatch. Above it is of a lead- 

 colour, beneath glaucous ; the chin is white ; the wing- 

 coverts are fpotted with white. This bird is defcribed by 

 Edwards under the title of wall-creeper of Surinam, who 

 fays, the bill is long in proportion, ftraight, fomewhat com- 

 preffed fideways, a httle hooked at the point, and of a duiky 

 brownifh colour ; the head, the hinder fide of the neck, 

 back, rump, tail, and wings, are of a dark blueifh-lead 

 colour ; all the covert-feathers on the upper fide of the 

 wings are tipped with white ; the infides of the quills and 

 under fide of the tail-feathers are afh-coloured, lighter than 

 they are above ; the throat is white ; the breait, belly, 

 thighs, and coverts beneath the tail, are of a bluei(h-a(h 

 colour, lighter than the upper fide of the bird ; from the 

 throat, as far as the legs, the breaft is marked with white 

 lines, drawn down the middle of each feather, which end in 

 points ; the legs and feet are of a dufky brown colour. 

 The length of this bird is about fix inches. It is, as its 

 trivial name imports, a native of Surinam. 



SuRiNA.MENSis ; Surinam Nuthatch. Reddifh-chefnut, 

 beneath it is of a dirty white ; middle of the back white ; 

 wings and tail black ; wing and tail-coverts tipped, and 



fecondary quill-feathers edged, with white. This is a very 

 fmall fpecies, not much more than three inches in length ; 

 the bill is of a duflcy browrn, and a little curved ; the hind- 

 head and neck are marked with obloni^ black fpots. It is, 

 as its fpecific name imports, a native of Surinam. 



Caffra ; Cape Nuthatch. Body beneath is yellow, 

 above yellow, varied with black ; the legs are black. It 

 inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. This was defcribed by 

 Sparmann, and is by him faid to be nine inches in length, 

 with a (Iraight blueith-black bill ; the front, hind part of 

 the neck, and back, mixed with brown and yellow ; cheeks, 

 neck, breait, and undtr parts, are of a dulliy yellow, as 

 are alfo the edges and tips of the wing-feathers ; the tail is 

 duflfy black, beneath ohve ; the two middle feathers longer 

 than the reit ; the legs are black. 



Sinensis ; Chinefe Nwthatch. The fpecific charafter of 

 this, according to Gmelin, is, that the lower eye-lid is 

 purple. But Dr. Shaw denominates it the ferruginous nut- 

 hatch, with black head and neck, white breall and abdo- 

 men, a red fpot behind the eye, and another white one. 

 This bird is defcribed by Latham as fomething larger than 

 the goldfinch ; the bill and head are black ; the back is of a 

 deep blueilh-ferruginous ; the throat, breait, and belly, are 

 white, but the throat is encompafled by a black band, 

 defcending from the fides of the head, which is black and 

 crelled ; near the eye is a fmall fcarlet fpot, fucceeded by 

 a large white one ; the rump is yellow ; the tail blackilh, 

 with a white tip ; the bill and legs are black. It is, as its 

 name denotes, a native of China, where it is faid to be much 

 efteemed on account of the elegance of its colours, and is a 

 frequent ornament on Chinefe papers. " It appears," fays 

 Dr. Shaw, " to be much allied to the Lanius jocofus, or 

 red-vented Ihrike, and may perhaps prove, on future invef- 

 tigation, to be no other than the fame bird." 



LoNGiROSTRA ; Long-billed Nuthatch. Blueilh, be- 

 neath pale rufous ; primary quill-feathers tipped with 

 brown ; the lores are black. This fpecies is defcribed by 

 Dr. Latham, and is faid to meafure nine inches ; the bill is 

 above an inch long, and black, but the bafe is pale or 

 whitifh ; the crown of the head and whole upper parts of 

 the bird are of a pale blueifh-grey, but the cheeks and fore- 

 head are white, and a black Itreak pafies through each eye, 

 along the fides of the neck ; the wings are tipped with 

 brown, and the under parts of the bird are pale tawny ; the 

 legs are of a pale brown. It inhabits Batavia. 



Chloris; Green Nuthatch. Above green, beneath 

 white ; the tail is black, tipped with yellowifh ; the bill is 

 longer than the head, and blackiih towards the tip : quill- 

 feathers brown, outer edge greenifii, yellowifh in the middle, 

 forming a yellowifh band on the wings ; the rump is yel- 

 lowifh, and the tail fhort. It is a native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and is of the fize of the Surinam nut- 

 hatch. 



SITTACENE, in Ancient Geography, a country of 

 Afia, in AfTyria, near Sufiana. Ptolemy. 



SITTACENI, the name of thofe people of Afiatic Sar- 

 matia, who inhabited the vicinity of the Palus Mscotis. 



SITTART, in Geography, a town of France, in the 

 department of the Roer; 12 miles S. of Ruremond. 



SITTEBERIS, in /Indent Geography, a town of India, 

 on this fide of the Ganges. Ptolemy. 



SITTENBACH, Alt, in Geography, a town of Ba- 

 varia, in the territory of Nuremberg ; 3 miles W. of Herf- 

 bruck. 



SiTTENB.\CH, Kirch, a town of Bavaria, in the territory 

 of Nuremberg ; 5 miles N. of Herfbruck. 



SITTENSEN, 



