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CERTHIAD.E. 



distinctly barred Avitli darker brown ; tlic under tail -coverts 

 have tips of dull white ; legs, toes, and claws light brown. 



The whole length of the bird rather less than four inches. 

 From the carpal joint to the end of the wing, one inch and 

 seven-eighths : the first wing-feather only half as long as the 

 second : the second the same length as the seventh ; the 

 third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, nearly equal in length, but the 

 fourth rather the longest. 



The female, according to M. Temminck, is the smaller 

 bird, rather more red in colour, and the transverse bars less 

 distinct. 



