The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sitta Europaea
Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d Hack.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species ( Sitta Europ[ae]a). The white-breasted nuthatch ( Sitta Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch ( Sitta Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch ( Sitta pygm[ae]a), and others, are American.