CERTHIA 



COMMON 



FAMILIARIS. 



CREEPER. 



Generic Character* 



Bill flender, much curved. 



Toes three forward, one backward. 



Claws long and much hooked. 



Tail confifts of twelve harfti {harp-painted feathers. 



Synonyms. 



Certhia familiaris. Lin. Syft. 1. p. 184. 1. hid. 



Orn. 1. p. 2 80. 1 . 

 Common Creeper. Br. Zool. 192. tab. 39. Ih.foL 



p. 82. tab. K. Lath. Syn. 2. 701. 



lb. Supt. p. 126. Mont. Orn. 



DiM. Vol. i. BewkVs Br. Birds 5 



Ft. l.p. 148. 



JL H E weight of this fpecies feldom exceeds two drams; it 

 is about five inches in length and nearly feven in breadth ; 

 bill long, {lender, and much curved ; irides hazel ; legs ftiort ; 

 claws very Iharp and much hooked ; tail long and forked. 

 Colours of both fexes alike, the tail of the female is {horter 

 and lefs forked. 



The Creeper is a very common bird with us, frequenting 

 aim oft every grove ; it builds in holes in trees, frequently 

 behind pieces of loofe decayed bark ; the texture of the neft is 



loofe,. 



