. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . ; breast, white, with numerous arrow-shaped black spots, on its sides it has a patch of browm;back, as the head. The wings have the first and third feathers nearly equal inlength, longer than the fomth, and a little shorter than thesecond, which is the longest; greater and lesser wing coverts,as the head; primaries, barred alternately with pale yellow,brown, and black; secondaries, brown, speckled with yellowbrown, and a few white spots; tertiaries, the same, with aline of black. Tail, long, and much rounded at the end; thecolour is gr
. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . ; breast, white, with numerous arrow-shaped black spots, on its sides it has a patch of browm;back, as the head. The wings have the first and third feathers nearly equal inlength, longer than the fomth, and a little shorter than thesecond, which is the longest; greater and lesser wing coverts,as the head; primaries, barred alternately with pale yellow,brown, and black; secondaries, brown, speckled with yellowbrown, and a few white spots; tertiaries, the same, with aline of black. Tail, long, and much rounded at the end; thecolour is grey, mottled with brown, and with four irregularblack bars, miderneath it is pale greyish brown, barred andspeckled with black; upper tail coverts, grey, speckled withbrown; under tail coverts, dull white, tinged with pale yeUowbrown; legs, toes, two before and two behind, and claws,brown. The female resembles the male, but the coloms of herplumage are not so bright, and the band on the back notso long as in the male. The young are also lighter in CREEPER. 69 CREEPER. TEEE CEEEPEE. COMMON CEEEPEE. FAMILIAR CLIMBEE. Certhia familians. Pennant. Montagu. Certkia— ? Familiaris—Familiar, common. This modest and retiring little bird is, so to dpeak, neithercommon nor uncommon. Even where it is to be seen, itoften is not seen, for, not only is its dress of a sober andunpretending character, bearing resemblance, likewise, as isthe case with many of natures animate works, to the lesshighly-organized substances on which it plays its part, but,it also, more shy apparently than fearful, shuns observation,and, on coming within the range of your glance, withdrawsat once from sight. By watching for its return, you willoften catch a glimpse of it, but, frequently, hid by the tree,it flies off to some neighbouring one, on which 3ou next seeit. It is more frequently detected by its note than by itsappearance. It is found plentifully throughout Europe; as far north asRuss
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