Family Certhiide
CREEPERS.
This is an Old-World family, numbering about twelve species, of which only one is found in America. Our bird and its several races belong to the northern group containing the species with stiffened tails. It is a true tree-creeper, and, like a Woodpecker, uses its tail as a prop in climbing. 726. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). BROWN CREEPER. (See Fig. 56.) Ad. - Upper parts mixed white, fuscous, and ochraceous-buff; rump pale rufous; wings with a band of cream-buff; tail pale grayish brown, the feathers stiffened and sharply pointed; under parts white; bill slightly curved. L., 5·66; W., 2.56; T., 2.65; B., 63.