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CERTHFAD.E. 



INSESSORES. 



SCAN SORES. 



certhiada:. 



THE COMMON CREEPER. 



Certhia familiar is, Familiar Creeper, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 345. 



Common 



The 



Common 



Le Grimpereau, 



IMoNT. Ornith. Diet. 



BnwicKj Brit. Birds, vol.i. p. 152. 



Flem. Brit. An. p. 88. 



Seluv, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 388. 



Jenvns, Brit. Vert. p. 152. 



Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. xix. 



TiiMM.Man.d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 410. 



Generic Characters. — Beak of moderate length, curved downwards, slender, 

 and pointed ; tongue shoit ; nostrils basal, lateral, the orifice longitudinal, 

 elongated, partly covered by a membrane. Wings of moderate length ; the first 

 feather very short, the fourth feather the longest in the wing. Tail-feathers 

 long, stiflP, pointed, and slightly curved downwards. Feet with three toes be- 

 fore, one behind ; the claws long, curved, and sharp ; the outer toe united by a 

 membrane to the middle toe at its base. 



