5<rtJTCRACKER. 
with white. There are, however, some vari- 
eiics in the dlfFerent individuals, and in the 
different descriptions ^ which seeirts to confirm 
the opinion of Klein, with regard to the twa 
races, or varieties, which he admits into the 
species of the Nutcrackers. 
*' We cannot tind,^ adds Buffon, *^ in 
writers of natural history, ariy details with 
respecl to their laying, their incubation, the 
tramhig of their young, the duration of their 
life, &e. for they haunt inaccessible spots, 
where they enjoy undisturbed safety and fe- 
licity." " \ 
It is singular, that Buffon has given to the 
Pipra-lManacus of Linnseus, or Black-Capped 
Manakin of Edwards and Latham, the name 
of Cassenoisette, or the Nutcracker; be- 
cause the cry of that bird is exacllv like the 
noise made by the small instrument withwhich 
we crack nutb.'' 
