. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Brown Creeper Size.—Smaller than an English sparrow. General color.—Above streaked cinnamon brown; below grayish white. Distinctive features.—This is the only small brown bird that will be seen climbing up the trunk of a tree using its tail as a prop. "I see hereto-day one brown creeper busily inspecting the pitch pines. It begins at the base,
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Brown Creeper Size.—Smaller than an English sparrow. General color.—Above streaked cinnamon brown; below grayish white. Distinctive features.—This is the only small brown bird that will be seen climbing up the trunk of a tree using its tail as a prop. "I see hereto-day one brown creeper busily inspecting the pitch pines. It begins at the base, and creeps rapidly upwards by starts, adhering close to the bark, and shifting a little from side to side often till near the top, then suddenly darts off downward to the base of another tree, where it reoeat^ the .«;ame course. This has no black cockade, like the ;—Henry D. Thoreau Wood Pewee Size.—About the size of an English sparrow. General color.—Dark gray above; gravish white below. L .slinciive features.—Its erect posture will place it among the flycatchers. Its grayer upper parts with the bill pale beneath will distinguish it from the Fig. 6.—Brown Creeper ^'M. V. 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 New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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