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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1885
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BARK-SPEILER, n. The tree creeper, Certhia familiaris. [′bɑrk′spilər]Slg. and e.Lth. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 57:
Bark-speiler, tree creeper.
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