Show J NUTTY NATURAL i J HISTORY s 23 BY HUGH HUTTON P THE NEEDLE BEAK the illustration here shows one of the most interesting and at the same time rare birds of north america individuals have been reported in northern new york and ontario where they are usually seen perched on ma bogany trees drilling round and round with their heads for boll weevils we evils A days drilling of sort will wind up their neck considerably sider ably so at sundown they jump in the air to unIx unwind ind which they do by holding the head stationary and rapidly revolving the body tit the e loud whirring noise of the spinning Is often mistaken for a swarm of bees A good sized needle fastened to a filbert head forms the chief working implement of this bird A larger filbert acts for the body the feet are split spilt almonds nl monds the legs toothpicks and cloves are used tor for the tall and rieck neck iffie nc Daver service S avico |