. A history of British birds . 468 PAf!SERES. crrthtid;f,. Certhia familiaris, Lmnffius *. THE TREECREEPER. Certhia familiaris. Certhia, Linnsieus t. — Bill rather long, slender, compressed, curved downwardsand pointed ; nostrils basal, lateral, elongated and partly covered by a mem-brane. Wings moderate and rounded ; the first feather short, the third and sixthabout equal, the fourth and fifth longest. Tail-feathers, twelve in number,long, stiff, pointed and slightly curved downwards. Feet large, the tarsus slender ;the fore toes long and united at the base as far as the first jo

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. A history of British birds . 468 PAf!SERES. crrthtid;f,. Certhia familiaris, Lmnffius *. THE TREECREEPER. Certhia familiaris. Certhia, Linnsieus t. — Bill rather long, slender, compressed, curved downwardsand pointed ; nostrils basal, lateral, elongated and partly covered by a mem-brane. Wings moderate and rounded ; the first feather short, the third and sixthabout equal, the fourth and fifth longest. Tail-feathers, twelve in number,long, stiff, pointed and slightly curved downwards. Feet large, the tarsus slender ;the fore toes long and united at the base as far as the first joint, their clawsmoderate but much curved; the hind toe short, but with a long curved soft and thick, especially above. The Treecreeper is one of the smallest British birds,and though rather numerous, is not very readily observed,partly from its diminutive size, its unobtrusive ways and itsmodest colours, and partly from its habit, when approached. * Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 184 (1766). t Lo TREECREEPER. 469 of shifting^ round to the opposite side of th

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