THE TREE-CREEPER. 



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seldom heard, is said to resemble that of the Golden-Crested 

 Wren. 



Its nest is generally found in a crevice of the bark of a 

 decayed tree, though it also chooses other situations.-^ The 

 nest is usually formed of dry grass and moss, lined with 

 feathers ; and the eggs, which are from six to nine in number, 

 are white, marked with brownish red spots. 



1 Mr. A. H. Evans, Cambridge, discovered a nest some years ago, under the 

 tiles on the roof of the boat-house, in the policy-gi-omid of Paxton House. 







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