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back deep blueish-ferruginous : throat, breast, and 

 belly white, but the throat bounded or encompass- 

 ed by a black band, descending from the sides of 

 the head, which is black and crested: near the eye 

 is a small scarlet spot, succeeded by a large white 

 one: rump yellpw: tail blackish, with white tip: 

 bill and legs black. Native of China, where it is 

 said to be much esteemed on account of the ele- 

 gance of its colours, and is, according to Dr. La- 

 tham, a frequent ornament on Chinese papers. 

 It appears to me to be much allied to the Lanius 

 jocosus or Red- Vented Shrike, and if only described 

 from the account of Osbeck, and the figures on 

 Chinese papers, may, perhaps, prove, on future 

 investigation, to be no other than the same bird. 



SURINAM NUTHATCH. 



Sitta Surinamensis. 5. castaneo-rufa, subtus rufescente-alba, alts 



nigris, tectricibus albo maculatis, cauda nigra apice alba. Lath. 



ind. orn. 

 Rufous-cbesnut Nuthatch, whitish-rufescent beneath, with black 



wings varied on the coverts with white, and black tail with 



white tip. 

 Surinam Nuthatch. Lath. syn. 



A VERY small species, first described by Dr. La- 

 tham : total length three inches and a half: colour 

 fine chesnut brown, paler beneath ; the feathers on 

 the head and back having black shafts: wings and 

 tail black, the coverts tipped and the smaller quill- 

 feathers edged with white: bill brown: legs blagk. 

 Native of Surinam. 



