. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE TEEE CREEPER. CERTHIA FAMILIARIS. Upper plumage mottled with yellowish brown, dark brown, and white ; a pale streak over the eyes ; throat and breast buff-white, becoming dusky towards the tail; wings brown tijiped with white and baiTed with white, brown, and dull yellow ; tail-feathers reddish brown, stiff and pointed. Length five inches, breadth seven inches. Eggs white, with small yellowish red spots. The Tree Creeper, tliougli a common bii-d, is less fami- liarly known than many others of much rarer occurrence, yet, if once observed, can be confo
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE TEEE CREEPER. CERTHIA FAMILIARIS. Upper plumage mottled with yellowish brown, dark brown, and white ; a pale streak over the eyes ; throat and breast buff-white, becoming dusky towards the tail; wings brown tijiped with white and baiTed with white, brown, and dull yellow ; tail-feathers reddish brown, stiff and pointed. Length five inches, breadth seven inches. Eggs white, with small yellowish red spots. The Tree Creeper, tliougli a common bii-d, is less fami- liarly known than many others of much rarer occurrence, yet, if once observed, can be confounded with no other. In size it ranks with the Tits, Willow Wren, &c., but is less likely to attract notice than any of these, as it never alights on the ground, nT)r perches on the small twig of a tree. Its note, too, is weak, simple, and unpretending, amounting to no more than an occasional " cheep," which it utters from time to time while hunting for food, and while performing its short flights. Any one, however,. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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