white-breasted nuthatch
noun
A North American nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, which has a white face and underparts, black cap, and blue-grey back.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), ornithologist and poet.
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