SUK-UIKns. 74 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. out in the same manner. Its tip is hard and sharp, and can run through theinsect Hke a spear. In the picture you see him at his daily work in the woods. He is chngingwith his sliarp httle claws to the bark of the tree. He has mounted up by anumber of short jerks,… … THE COMMON TREE-CREEPER. You would be amused if you sat and watched how he climbs and windsabout. Now he goes right round the trunk, and you lose sight of him. Butnot for long ; in a few minutes he comes back. He crouches close to the tree,and presses his tail against it. You see him pick something…
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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