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CERTHIA. CREEPER. 



Generic Character. 



flostrum arcuatum, tenue, 



acntum. 

 Lingua variis varia. 



Pcdes ambulatorii. 

 Cauda pennis duodecim. 



Lath. ind. orn. 



Bill bowed, slender, sharp- 

 pointed. 



Tongue differing in different 

 species. 



Feet formed for walking. 



Tail consisting of twelve 

 feathers. 



HE numerous genus Certhia, which seems to 

 be generally diffused over all parts of the globe, 

 is principally distinguished from that of Trochilus 

 or Humming-Bird by the structure of the tongue, 

 which in the Creepers is generally of a lengthened 

 form, divided into several processes or filaments at 

 the extremity; while in the Humming-Birds it 

 rather resembles a long double tube, the end of 

 which is also sometimes divided into filaments as 

 in the Creepers. In the splendor and variety of 



