76 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. CCEREBID.^. 



CREEPERS. 



CERTHIOLA BAHAMENSIS. Reich. 

 Bahama Honey Creeper. 



Local Name. — Banana Bird. 



Whiter Plumage, Male. — Above, black, with a slight grayish 

 tinge; a slight superciliary line from bill to nape; throat, ashy white; 

 breast, bright yellow, extending upon the sides of the abdomen, and 

 shading into gray upon the flanks; crissum, white; wing-feathers 

 slightly edged with dull white ; a white patch at the base of the 

 primaries, forming a bar on the wings ; edge of the carpus bright 

 yellow ; tail, color of the back, tipped with white, wanting upon the 

 middle, and largest upon the two outer feathers. 



Adult Female. — Slightly paler than the male, but otherwise 

 resembling it. 



Length 4.50, wing 2.60, tail 1.90, tarsus .70, bill .54. 



This pretty little Creeper is one of the most abundant species 

 inhabiting the Bahamas. We found it upon every island that we 

 visited. Its food seemed to consist of insects and the honey which 



