SHINING CREEPER. 



elegance. In a specimen of this bird in the Leve- 

 rian Museum, and figured in the sixth volume of 

 the Naturalist's Miscellany, the head was deep 

 but bright gold-green, without any violet-colour, 

 but across the upper part of the breast was a deep 

 steel-blue or violet bar. I have in that work de- 

 scribed it under the title of Certhia crocata or 

 Saffron Creeper. I must add that though this species 

 is generally described as somewhat smaller than 

 the preceding, yet Monsr. Viellot's figure repre- 

 sents it as larger. In reality it may be doubted 

 whether the Certhia pulchella and violacea be 

 truly distinct. 



SHINING CREEPER. 



Certhia iamosa. C. cupreo-viridis, loris nigris, alis caudaque 



nigricantibuS) rectricibus duabus mediis longissimis. 

 Copper-green Creeper, with black lores, blackish wings and tail, 



with the two middle tail-feathers greatly elongated. 

 Certhia famosa. C. rectricibus duabus intermediis longissimis, 



corpore viridi-nitente, axillis luteis, loris nigris. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Certhia Formosa. Vivar. Nat. vol. 1. 

 Le grand Soui-manga vert a longue queue. Buff", ois. PI. En f 



83 ./. 1 . Vidl. Certh. pi. 37. 

 Famous Creeper. Lath. syn. 

 Cinereous Creeper. Lath. syn. perhaps a var. of female. 



THIS exceeds most of the African Creepers yet 

 known in point of size, measuring from nine to ten 

 inches in total length : its colour on all parts, ex- 

 cept the wings and tail, is a deep gold-green, with 

 a strong gloss of reddish copper-colour on the back 



