. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 33 Family CERTHIAD^. THE CREEPERS,. AMERICAN CREEPER. Certhia americana.—The American Creeper. This industrious insect-hunter is a permanent resident of Canada. Color, above, dark brown, each feather streaked with white ; the under parts, rusty-brown ; a white streak over the eye. Feeds upon insects and their larvae. Nests, in a hollow tree ; eggs, six, dark gray. Family THE WRENS. Cistothoriis palus
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 33 Family CERTHIAD^. THE CREEPERS,. AMERICAN CREEPER. Certhia americana.—The American Creeper. This industrious insect-hunter is a permanent resident of Canada. Color, above, dark brown, each feather streaked with white ; the under parts, rusty-brown ; a white streak over the eye. Feeds upon insects and their larvae. Nests, in a hollow tree ; eggs, six, dark gray. Family THE WRENS. Cistothoriis palustris.—Long-billed Marsh Wren. This species lives among the rank vegetation growing in marshes and inlets to the lakes. Here it builds its nest, and lays six eggs of a deep chocolate color. This wren is five and a-half 5 T W *]'.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : H. Rowsell
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