PLATE LXVI. 
The Nut-Hatch 
Claims a place with the Creepers, though of the larger kind. They are beautiful in their co- 
lour, but male and female differ very little. They build their neft in the hole of a tree, compofed 
of a little dryed grafs or any rubbilh, not making it in any kind of form. In their manner of creep- 
ing about the trees, thefe birds much refemble the Wood Pecker, only they will run as fall down 
as up. in fearch of food. At certain feafons of the year they feed on any infcQs they can find on 
the bark of the trees, and in the Autumn refort to the nut trees and feed on the kernels, which 
they get at by laying the nut between two branches and making a hole from whence they obtam 
the kernel. They do not take to the nut trees till they are quite ripe ; and fometimes feed on beech 
nuts, &c. They have a note peculiar to themfelves, but no fong; they fomewhat refemble the 
Quail ; and their flight is (hort and quick, like that of the Spotted Wood Pecker. 
