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THE COMMON CREEPER. 
(PI. XXV.) 
LENGTH 
Five inches rind a half; bill three-quarters of an inch, and black ; eye bi own ; lashes 
grey; forehead, crown, and cheeks, grey, spotted with brown; ear pale orange ; 
throat white; breast light grey ; belly and vent grey, spotted with brown ; hind head 
and back brown ; rump and part of the tail-coverts grey ; primaries and secondaries 
brown, edged with lighter ; the sides of the tail black, tipt with grey ; thighs grey ; 
legs and claws grey. 
FEMALE 
Nearly the same, but of less bright plumage. 
INHABITS 
Thick forests ; frequenting the female oak trees. 
