CERTHIIDAE 

 726. Certhia familiaris americana 



BROWN CREEPER. 5 1-2 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above mottled, brown and white ; long 

 bill ; tail feathers stiff pointed. Below white. 

 A bird of the tree trunks, twisting slowly up, up in search 

 of insect food, then when it has made the ascent it flies 

 to the foot of the tree and starts up again, frequently 

 uttering a squeaky skeep, skeep. Common in Massachu- 

 setts in the winter. 



Song. A few weak but musical notes, seldom heard ex- 

 cept in the breeding season. 



Nest. On the trunks of trees, behind a loose piece of 

 bark. 

 Breeds. In northern New England. 



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