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Among the most interesting are the Creepers, of which the 

 Common Creeper [Certhia familiaris) (fig. 348) is abundant in 



Fig. 348, — Common Creeper [Certhia/ainiliaris) 



Britain, though it often escapes observation on account of its 

 dull coloration harmonizing with the tree-trunks and walls upon 

 which it hunts insects, spiders, and other small animals. The 



