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VIOLET-THROATED CREEPER. 



Certhia affinis. C. purpureo-castanea, fronte hwneris uropygioquc 

 viridi-aureis, gula violacea, pectore abdomineque rubris. 



Purple-chesnut Creeper, with green-gold forehead, shoulders and 

 rump, violet throat, and red breast and belly. 



Le Soui-manga a gorge violette. ViclL Cert/i. PL 32. 



LENGTH near four inches: forehead, smaller wing- 

 coverts, and rump green- gold : throat bright violet: 

 breast and belly bright red : thighs and vent yellow: 

 back part of head and upper part of back purplish 

 chesnut : wings and tail olive-brown. Native of 

 the Philippine isles. In reality, this species seems 

 to be no other than the Certhia sperata. 



VIOLET CREEPER. 



Certhia Madagascariensis. C. aureo-olivacea, remigibus caudaque 



fastis, pectore cceruleo ferrugineo fuscoque fasciato, abdomine 



jiavescente. 

 Gold-olive Creeper, with brown wings and tail, breast barred with 



blue ferruginous and brown, and yellowish belly. 

 Certhia Madagascariensis. C. otivaceo-viridis nit ens, pectore fusco 

 c&ruleo castaneoque fasdato, abdomine Jlavescente, hwneris macula 



fulva. Lath. ind. orn. 



Certhia Madagascariensis violacea. Briss. orn. 

 Le So ui manga. Buff", ois. 

 Violet Creeper. Lath. syn. 

 Le Soui-manga. Viell. Certh.pl. 18. 



LENGTH about four inches: head, neck, begin- 

 ning of the back, smaller wing-coverts, and upper 



