nuthatch

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nuthatch
    n 1: any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong
         feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
         [syn: {nuthatch}, {nutcracker}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d {Hack}.] (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of birds of the genus {Sitta}, as
   the European species ({Sitta Europaea}). The {white-breasted
   nuthatch} ({Sitta Carolinensis}), the {red-breasted nuthatch}
   ({Sitta Canadensis}), the {pygmy nuthatch} ({Sitta pygmaea}),
   and others, are American.
   [1913 Webster]