NUTCRACKER 



CORVUS CARYOCATACTES, Linn. 



Corvus Caryocatactes, Linn. S. N. i. p. 157 (1766). 

 Corvus caryocadactes, Naum. ii. p. 130. 

 Nucifraga caryocatacteSj Macg. i. p. 583 ; Yarr. ed. 4, ii. 

 p. 330; Dresser, iv. p. 451. 



Casse noix, French ; Tannen-Heher, Nusskrdhe, German. 



An uncommon and irregular visitor to Great Britain, 

 breeding in the coniferous districts of Scandinavia and 

 Central Europe, as far southwards as the Maritime 

 Alps. 



The figure was taken from a living specimen in my 

 possession. 



