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trees and seemed to disappear inside of it. I watched 

 awhile until the bird flew out, and, climbing to the spot, 

 saw that the nest was squeezed in a sort of pocket 

 between the loose bark and the tree itself. You see, 

 like the Chickadee and Nuthatch, he loves trees so well 

 that he tries to creep as close to their hearts as he 

 possibly can." 



" Would you call this Creeper mostly a winter bird ? " 

 asked Dodo. " I'm going to remember the winter birds 

 by themselves and write them in my book, because 

 there will be fewer of them." 



" Yes," said the Doctor, " at least a winter bird in 

 places where we mostly see him ; but you know that 

 every bird must be a summer bird somewhere." 



The Brown Creeper 



Length five and a half inches. 



Upper parts mixed brown, white, and buff. 



A plain brown tail, and a light-buff band on the wings. 



Under parts white, without any marks. 



Bill very sharp and slender, curved like a surgeon's needle. 



A Summer Citizen of northern North America. 



A Tree Trapper. 



