54 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
NIM SS WAG ONE Dwi8s 
WARBLERS. 
MNIOTILTA VARIA. (Linn) 
BLACK AND WHITE CREEPER. 
Winter Plumage, Male.—Upper parts, black, the feathers broadly 
edged with brownish white; a superciliary line of brownish white ; 
under parts, white, with faint ash-colored stripes upon the sides of 
the breast, shading into brownish upon the sides of the belly and 
crissum; two clearly defined bands upon the wings; tail, black, 
edged with whitish; inner webs of the two outer tail-feathers tipped 
with white. 
Female,— Similar to the male, having the under parts white, 
faintly marked with blackish on the sides. 
Length 5.05, wing 2.75, tail 2.10, tarsus .80, bill .5o. 
The Black and White Creeper is not uncommon during the 
winter on some of the larger islands. I procured specimens during 
December and January, and Dr. Bryant found it common from 
April 20 to May ro. It has a curious habit of climbing the trunks 
of trees, after the manner of Woodpeckers, searching diligently for 
the numerous insects which it finds concealed in the interstices of 
the bark. None were seen after May 7. 
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