British Birds. 23 



fluffy feathers a white streak near tlie tips; lores dusky; streak 

 over the eye, sides of face and under surface silky-white; 

 loverts tipped with white, except the greater, which are tipped 

 with golden -buff, preceded by a black band: quills dusky 



Tree-(Comn]on) Creeper iOerflria fanuliaris) 

 Ihproduced friHH CaKxelVn Xutural Hisforij. 

 Ih/ kind ctiinie^n nfthp j)/d)Iishpr>i. 



variegated with Ijufiish -white and lilack; tail feathers brown 

 witli reddish shaft streaks; bill dark brown; feet brown; 

 ii'is hazel. Length over all 5| inches of which the tail 

 measures nearly 2 and the bill j. 



