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Order I 



Asia or north Africa, but variations in size and colour 

 have caused examples from Iceland, the Faeroes, Shet- 

 land, and St Kilda to be considered distinct subspecies. 



Family OBRTHIID-^, or Tree-creepers 



The Tree-Creeper (Certhia familiaris) is found in 

 Europe, northern, eastern and central Asia, and North 



Tree-Creeper 



America, and, as might be expected with so widespread 

 a species, has been split into innumerable subspecies, 

 with which we cannot concern ourselves here, though 

 it should be noted that our race has been named 

 C familiaris britannica. Being a quiet little brown 

 bird with whitish under parts it may easily escape notice, 



