Descriptwe List of Birds 



Creepers 



Creepers are small brown birds with rather 

 long bills. They feed on insects, which they 

 catch in the same way as nuthatches do, but 

 their hunting grounds are not confined to 

 trees ; they seek their quarry on rocks and 

 walls. 



45. Certhia himalayana : The Himalayan 

 Tree-creeper. F. 341, J. 243, I. W. K. 



Upper plumage dark brown, heavily streaked 

 with yellowish-brown. Short, broad, pale eye- 

 brow. Rump, wings and tail reddish-brown, 

 streaked with yellowish-brown on the wings 

 and with black cross-bars on the tail. Chin and 

 throat white. 



Usually go about in pairs. Run about with 

 great address on vertical surfaces, using the 

 stiff tail feathers as supports after the manner 

 of woodpeckers. The call is a shrill fee-fee. 



Common at Gulmarg and the West Hima- 

 layan hill stations. 



46. Certhia discolor : The Sikkim Tree- 

 creeper. F. 344, J. 245, I. E. 



Like the last species in appearance and 

 habits, but the chin and throat are earthy- 

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