. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 64 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Comnion The Common Creeper {Certhia faniiliaris, Linnaeus) is a more or less commonly distributed resident species in the British Islands, and throughout most parts of Europe. The adult has the crown of the head dark brown, with whitish centres to the feathers; stripe over eye, whitish; nape and mantle, rufous-brown, streaked in centre of feathers with buffish-white; wnngs, brown, barred with paler brow^n; secondaries, tipped with whitish ; under parts, silvery-white, tinged with bu


. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 64 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Comnion The Common Creeper {Certhia faniiliaris, Linnaeus) is a more or less commonly distributed resident species in the British Islands, and throughout most parts of Europe. The adult has the crown of the head dark brown, with whitish centres to the feathers; stripe over eye, whitish; nape and mantle, rufous-brown, streaked in centre of feathers with buffish-white; wnngs, brown, barred with paler brow^n; secondaries, tipped with whitish ; under parts, silvery-white, tinged with buff on the flanks; tail, graduated with stiff points, and dull reddish-brown in colour, the feathers having yellowish shafts; irides, hazel; bill, strongly decurved, dark brown; beneath, yellowish; legs and feet, pale brown. Length, about five Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott


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