...way. The first, after rasping off the small end, splits the shell into two with his long fore teeth, as a man does with his knife ; the second nibbles...it, as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a tree or iu some crevice, when, standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. We have often placed nuts...

...with his long fore teeth, as a man does with his knife ; the second nibbles a hole with his teeth, so regular as if drilled with a wimble, and yet so small...shell. We have often placed nuts in the chink of a * Birds avail themselves of materials that are at hand. Mr. Thompson has recorded an observation made...

...the kernel could be extracted through it; whilst the nuthatch pecks au irregular ragged hole with his bill, but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. While at work, they make a rapping noise, that may be heard at a considerable distance.' — WAile's...

...with its bill ; but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like a clever workman he fixes it, as it were in a vice, in some...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. — White's Natural History of Selbourne. Let all your things have their places, and let every thing...

...last artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, he, like an adroit workman, fixet it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a tree,...standing over it he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post, where nut-batches have been known to haunt, it has always...

...very fond of hazel-nuts. He picks an irregular ragged hole with his bill ; then, to hold the nut firm, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post where nuthatches have been known to haunt, it has always...

...very fond of hazel-nuts. He picks an irregular ragged hole with his bill ; then, to hold the nut firm, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post where nuthatches have been known to haunt, it has always...

...this last artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, he, like an adroit workman, fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a tree, or in some crevice, wheu standing over it he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post,...

...this last artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, he, like an adroit workman, fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post, where nut-hatches have been known to heunt, it has always...

...this last artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, he, like an adroit workman, fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it he perforates the stubborn shell. On placing nuts in the chink of a gate-post, where nut-hatches have been known to tiBunt, it has always...