COMMON CREEPER. 



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IffSESSORES. 



SCANSORKS. 



CERTFHAD.'E. 



THE COMMON CREEPER. 



CertMa familiaris. 



Certliia familiaris. Familiar Creeper, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 345. 



Common MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



The BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 152. 



Common FLEM. Brit. An. p. 88. 



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



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 152. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. xix. 



Le Grimpereau, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 410. 



CERTHIA. Generic C/taracters. Beak of moderate length, curved downwards, 

 slender, and pointed; tongue short; 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, 

 stiff, pointed, and slightly curved downwards. Feet with three toes before, one 

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

 to the middle toe at its base. 



