MALE, FEMALE, | NEST, AND EGGS. 



The Tree-Creeper 



(Certhia familiaris ) LlNN^EUS. 



7T FAMILIAR species, frequenting our gardens in winter, at which period 

 it is more readily seen. They generally climb the trees in a spiral 

 direction, and can readily hang beneath a horizontal branch, the stiff tail-feathers 

 being firmly pressed against the bark during the time. 



The nest m situ, quite a typical one, is built between the partially-detached 

 bark and the trunk of a willow tree; it is chiefly composed of strips of bark from 

 the willow tree, and lined with dark feathers, probably to avoid detection. The 

 pure white eggs with pink spots are very like those of the Great Tit (Parus majorj. 



Two views are shown: the exterior with the male and female; the interior 

 with the nest and eggs. 



Collected at Ince, Cheshire, and presented by Mr. R. Newstead, Senr. 



