. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. Fn;. 2(i(i.—Wood-thrush (Turiltts belong the nuthatches which run over tree-trunks, headup or down, indiscriminately (Fig. 268). The family of Certhiidae includes the little brown creeperwhich runs over tree-trunks much as the nuthatches doand uses its tail-feathers as props against the tree-trunk(Fig. 2lJO). THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND TTS ALLIES 287 The Troglodytidae, or wrens,are characteristic of SouthAmerica, but some have spreadinto North America and north-ern Europe. Our house-wren,which is a near

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. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. Fn;. 2(i(i.—Wood-thrush (Turiltts belong the nuthatches which run over tree-trunks, headup or down, indiscriminately (Fig. 268). The family of Certhiidae includes the little brown creeperwhich runs over tree-trunks much as the nuthatches doand uses its tail-feathers as props against the tree-trunk(Fig. 2lJO). THE ENGLISH SPARROW AND TTS ALLIES 287 The Troglodytidae, or wrens,are characteristic of SouthAmerica, but some have spreadinto North America and north-ern Europe. Our house-wren,which is a near relative of theEuropean house-wren, is an ac-tive little brown bird, with asharply bent-up In thissame family belong the mock-ing-birds, the centre of whosedistribution is Central America,the \Vest Indies, and the south-.

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