nuthatch

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Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae found throughout the Northern hemisphere that have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first
{n} a bird of the pye kind
Any of about 22 species (genus Sitta, family Sittidae) of songbirds that are 4-7. 5 in. (9.5-19 cm) long and have a short, square tail, short neck, and thin, pointed bill. Most are forest dwellers; some live in rocky areas. Nuthatches search tree trunks and rocks for insects, often descending headfirst. They also eat seeds, which they may store for winter. The nest is a grass-or hair-lined cavity. Nuthatches are most common from Eurasia to Japan and southward; four species occur in North America. Most are bluish above and white or reddish below; there may be a black eye stripe or a cap
Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (S
pygmæa, and others, are American
The white-breasted nuthatch S
Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europæa)
any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (S
{i} small blue-gray bird which climbs down trees eating insects and seeds
The nuthatch
nutjobber
The nuthatch
nutpecker
The nuthatch
woodcracker
european nuthatch
a kind of nuthatch
red-breasted nuthatch
bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
white-breasted nuthatch
bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
nuthatch

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    Etymologie

    [ 'n&t-"hach ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English notehache, from note nut + -hache; akin to Old English tohaccian to hack; more at HACK.
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