247. 1. Sitta Carolinensis, Linn. White-breasted Nuthatch.
Upper part of head and hind neck deep black; back light greyish-blue; quills black, edged with light greyish-blue; middle tail-feathers of the same colour, the rest black, with a broad band of white near the end; sides of the head and lower parts white; lower tail-coverts with the inner webs brownish-red. Young without black on the head.
Common from Texas to Maine. Throughout the interior to the Columbia. Resident.
White-breasted American Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 10.
White-breasted American Nuthatch, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 581.
White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 299; v. v. p. 473.
248. 2. Sitta Canadensis, Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch.
Upper parts of head and hind neck deep black; back light greyish-blue; quills brownish-black, edged with light greyish-blue; middle tail-feathers of the same colour, the rest black, the outer two with a white band near the end; lower parts yellowish-red. Female with the head paler.
From Maryland to Nova Scotia. Common. One seen in Labrador. Columbia River. Resident.
Red-bellied Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 40.
Red-bellied Nuthatch, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 583.
Red-bellied Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 24; v. v. p. 474.
249. 3. Sitta pusilla, Lath. Brown-headed Nuthatch.
Upper part of head and hind neck light reddish-brown, the latter with a white spot; back light greyish-blue; quills brownish-black, edged with light greyish-blue; middle tail-feathers of the same colours, the rest black, the outer three with a broad band of white near the end; lower parts yellowish-white, the sides greyish-blue.
From Texas to Maryland. In the interior to Mississippi. Extremely abundant. Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and the Carolinas. Resident.
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 105.
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 584.
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 151.
250. 4. Sitta pygmæa, Vigors. Californian Nuthatch.
Upper part of head and hind neck dull greyish-brown; back dull leaden-grey; quills and tail-feathers dusky, margined with light grey, the lateral two feathers on each side with a white band toward the base; lower parts brownish-white.