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‖ sittella Austr.|sɪˈtɛlə|
[mod.L. (Swainson, 1837), dim. of sitta, ad. Gr. σίττη nuthatch.]
A species of small tree-creeping bird, somewhat resembling the nuthatch, native to Australasia; a tree-runner.
1848Gould Birds Australia IV. pl. 102 Sittella Leucocephala, White-headed Sitella. Ibid., My collection contains three specimens of this new species of Sittella. 1890in Morris Austral Eng. (1898) 419 Sittellas. [Close season.] From the first day of August to the 20th day of December. |