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The f mail Tree Creeper. 



Numb. XXV. 



T is a very fmall Bird, a little bigger than a golden 



JVren \ it hath a long (lender Iharp Bill, bending down- 

 wards like a Bow, the upper part of a dark Colour, the 

 nether white at the Bafe, and black at the Tip , the Tongue 

 not longer than the Bill, wherein it differs from the JVood- 

 peckers^ yet hard and ftiff at the Point, and Iharp like a 

 Goad 5 the Irides of the Eyes of a dark hazel Colour. 



The Throat, Breafh and Belly are white, the Head, Back 

 and Wings of a fulvous red, inclining to a fox Colour, in- 

 termixed with white and black Specks; the Tail confifts of 

 ten Feathers only, as does the JVoodpeckers^ and is very long for 

 the bignefs of the Bird, Viz. two Inches and a half, iharp 

 pointed, fhiff, of a duiky red, or rediih dun Colour. 



The Feet are of a light brown, the Legs (hort ; the Feet 

 have long Toes, all armed with very long, Iharp, white 

 Claws, efpecially the back Toe, which it hath extraordina- 

 ry long, like a Lark. 



It runs up the Bodies and Boughs of Trees, having its 

 Feet and Tail fitly difpofed for that purpofe. 



It is frequent in England^ and builds in the Hollows of 

 Trees, after the manner of Woodpeckers^ and lays a great 

 number of Eggs, fometimes not fewer than twenty. 



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