WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING 293 
726c. CALIFORNIAN CREEPER. — Certhia familiaris 
occidentalis. 
Famity : The Creepers. 
Length: About 5.00 or 6.00. 
Upper parts bright brown, reddest on rump; line over eye, streaks 
on head, and back yellowish brown. 
Geographical Distribution: Pacific coast of North America from Alaska 
to Santa Cruz mountains, California. 
California Breeding Range: Humid coast of Transition zone, south as far 
as Santa Cruz mountains. 
Breeding Season: May. 
Nest: Under loosened bark of redwood or cedar, within 5 feet of ground ; 
made of finely shredded cedar bark; lined with plant down or 
feathers. 
THe Californian Creeper is the Western representative 
of the brown creeper. It is so like the sierra creeper in 
form and habits that no separate description is necessary. 
Its shrill, wiry note is heard in the redwoods of the humid 
coast district, but the bird itself is so protectively col- 
ored as to look like a large brown bug against the red- 
brown trunks. Only a few nests have been recorded from 
the Santa Cruz mountains, but the Creeper undoubtedly 
breeds there quite commonly. 
726d. SIERRA CREEPER. — Certhia familiaris zelotes. 
Famity : The Creepers. 
Length: About 5.00 or 6.00. 
Adults: Upper parts dark grayish brown, becoming tawny brown on 
rump ; line over eye, streaks on shoulders, and spot on wing white ; 
under parts white, washed with brown on sides. 
Geographical Distribution: Cascade Mountains of Oregon and the 
Sierra Nevada, west to valleys in winter. 
