56 Land Birds of New England 



the larvae and minute insects on which he feeds. 

 Minot speaks of his preference for the pine, and I 

 have frequently found him on oaks of various kinds. 



The nest is placed in deep woods, " behind a 

 sliver of loose bark on a decayed tree or stub." 

 Eggs are laid about the middle of May. 



The song, which is rarely heard with us, is de- 

 scribed by Brewster as consisting " of a bar of four 

 notes, the first of moderate pitch, the second lower 

 and less emphatic, the third rising again, and the 

 last abruptly falling." 



LITERATURE: 



Breeding Habits of the American Brown Creeper. BREWSTER. 

 " Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club." 1879. 



