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V ar. A.
LESSER
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Le petit Torchepot, Brif. cm. ii:. p, 592__Bilan. Hift. Ots oif p. 303.
La pente Sittelle, Buf. aif. v. p. 470.
D escription. J T is from Belon th a t w e are fu rn ifh ed "w ith an a c co u n t o f th is
b ird j no one be fid e s fe em s to h a v e feen it : h e fa y s , i t is in
a l l th in g s l ik e th e o th e r , e x c e p t in b e in g m u ch fm a lle r , b u t fa r
m o r e n o ify . I t is fe ld om feen alon e , b e in g m o f t ly in c om p a n y
w i th its m a te , and is v e r y q u a r re lfom e ; fo r on m e e t in g w ith
an o th e r o f its ra ce i t a t ta c k s it , n or ceafes to f ig h t t i l l its en em y
y ie ld s th e v ic to r y .
1.
4- V ar . B. Sitta Europaea, Lin. Syf. i, p. 177. N° 1. #.
Le Torchepot de la Caroline, Brif. orn. iii. p. 596. N® 4.
La Sittelle à tête,noire, Buf. oif v. p. 473. var. $.
Smaller Loggerhead, Brown Jam. p. 475.
The Nuthatch, Catefb. Car. i. p& 22.
D e s c r ip t io n . ÇJATESBT fa y s , th a t th is b ird w e ig h s th ir te en p e n n yw e ig h t s
fiv e g ra in s : its le n g th f iv e in ch e s and a q u a r te r . B i l l th r e e
q u a r te r s o f an in c h , and b la c k ; to p o f the head , and n e c k , b la c k s
th e re ft o f th e p a r ts ab ov e , cin e reou s ; th e u n d e r p a r ts w h it ifh ,
e x c e p t, th e low e r b e l ly , and u n d e r ta il c o v e r ts , w h ic h a re ru fo u s :
q u il ls b la c k iih , e d g e d w i th cin e reou s : th e tw o m id d le ta il feathers,
c in e reou s ; th e o the rs fp o t te d w ith b la c k and w h i t e ; le g s an d
c law s b row n ,
P laces.
T h e male and fem ale are m u ch a l ik e .
T h e f e b re ed and rem ain th e w h o le y e a r in Carolina ; th e y a re
a lfo fo u n d in Jamaica.
Sitte
Sîtta Europæa, Un. Sjft, {. p, \y j, N° s, 8,
XjÇ pâtit Torchepot dc la Caroline? Brif, arn, üif p? 393. Nç y,
-W petite Sittelle à tête brune? Jhf\ aif, y, p? 474» yar. 6*
Small Nuthatch, Catejb, Car, i, pl, zz,
Loggerhead, S him. Jam, p. jo r , t. a j j , f. g, net mail,
n p H I S is le fs than a ll th e fo rm e r , b e in g in le n g th o n ly fo u r
inches and o n e - th ird . T h e b il l fê v ë ii lin e s lo n g , and b la c k :
th e u p p e r p ar ts o f th e head and n e c k are brow n : on th e h in d
h e ad th e re I s a d ir t y w h it e fp o t : th e u p p e r p a r t s * o f th e b o d y ,
w in g s , and ta il, a ih - c o lo u r e d : th e u n d e r p ar ts d ir t y w h ite : u p p e r
w in g co v e r ts b row n : q u il ls d e ep b row n , w i th p a le r brow n e d g e s :
th e tw o m id d le ta il fea the rs c in e reou s j th e re ft b la c k : le g s and
c law s b row n .
I t is foun d in Carolina th e w h o le y e a r ; i t feed s on in fe& s , as
d o e s th e la ft m en tio n ed ; I t is aifo m e t w i th com m on in Jamaica,
in the favannas, am o n g th e b u fh e s ; an d 'h a s o b ta in ed th e nam e o f
Loggerhead, from its f tu p id it y , as i t fre q u en t ly fu lle rs men to com e
fo near i t a s to k n o c k i t d ow n w i th a ftick.
SittaCairadenfis, Lin. ty jl.i. p, 177, N° 2.
Le Torchepot de Canada, Brif. ern» iiîé p* 592» N° 2. pl, 29; f, 4»
La Sittelle du Canada, Buf, oif. v, p, 471»
Torchepot du Canada, PI, enl, 623, f, 2,
/j p H I S is fm a lle r than o u r N u t h a t c h : le n g th fo u r in che s ten
lin e s . B i ll fe v en lin e s and a h a l f lo n g , c o lo u r b la c k ifh a l h :
th e u p p e r p ar ts o f th e b o d y are c in e r e o u s ; th ro a t and ch e e k s
4 0 a w h i t i fh ;
V ar! C.
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