188 GREEN CREEPER. 



Montagu, of dry grass and the inner bark of wood, 

 Joosely put together, and lined with small feathers; 

 and during the time of incubation the female is 

 fed by the male whenever she quits her nest for 

 food. The note of the Creeper is monotonous and 

 weak, being repeated several times, in a deliberate 

 manner, and is rarely heard in winter: at this 

 season the bird is constantly active in quest of 

 food; chiefly consisting of the larvae of insects found 

 under moss, and in the crevices of the bark of 

 trees. 



VAR.? 



GREATER CREEPER. 



This is said to resemble the Common Creeper 

 in all respects except in being something larger, 

 and is found in some parts of Germany. 



GREEN CREEPER. 



Certhia viridis. C. virescens, subtus Jlavo varia, lateribus colli 

 vitta cceruka, gula macula rvfa. Lath. ind. orn. Scop. ann. 1. 

 No. 60. 



Greenish Creeper, varied with yellow beneath, with a blue stripe 

 on each side the neck, and a rufous spot on the throat. 



Green Creeper. Lath. syn. 



THIS is described by Scopoli, who does not ven- 

 ture to pronounce it specifically different from the 



