CERTHIIDAE 
726. Certhia familiaris americana 
BROWN CREEPER. 5 1-2 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above mottled, brown and white ; long 
o:l/ ; tail feathers stiff pointed. Below white. 
A bird of the tree trunks, twisting slowly up, up in search ee 
of insect food, then when it has made the ascent it flies (or 
to the foot of the tree and starts up again, frequently / G 
uttering a squeaky skeef, skeep. Common in Massachu- ee 
setts in the winter. 
Song. A few weak but musical notes, seldom heard ex- es 
cept in the breeding season. My 
Nest. On the trunks of trees, behind a loose piece of Wy 
bark. \\ 
Breeds. In northern New England. 
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