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BARRED-TAIL CREEPER. 



Certhia taeniata. C. grisea, subtus rufescens, cauda cuneata fasti* 



apicali nigra. 

 Grey Creeper, rufescent beneath, with cuneated tail marked by 



a black bar at the tip. 



Certhia grisea. C. cinereo-grisea, subtus rufescens, cauda cunei- 

 formi, rectricibus duabus intermediis fuscis, lateralibus griseis, 



omnibus ad apicem fascia nigra. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Grimpereau gris de la Chine. Sonn. ind. 2. pi. llj.f. 3. 

 Barred-tail Creeper. Lath. syn. suppl. 



DESCRIBED by Sonnerat. Size of a Titmouse: 

 bill yellow: colour cinereous grey, beneath pale 

 rufous : tail cuneated and composed of ten feathers, 

 all of which, except the two middle ones, are 

 marked at the tip by a black bar. Native of 

 China. 



CRIMSON-BELLIED CREEPER. 



Certhia coccinigastra. C. viridi-aurea, pectore purpurco~amc- 



thystino coccineo vario, abdomine nigro, fasciculo subaxillarijla'oo. 



Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 2. 

 Green-gold Creeper, with purple-amethystine breast varied with 



red, black abdomen, and yellow subaxillary tuft. 

 Crimson-bellied Creeper. Lath. syn. suppl. 2. 

 Certhia polita ? C. nigricans, pectore capite corporeque supra vires- 



centi par -unique purpur co-met allina, macula subaxillarijtava. Lath. 



ind. orn. Sparm. Mas. Carls. 3. t. 5Q? 



LENGTH five inches and a half: head, neck and 

 breast bright amethystine purple : on the breast a 

 mixed or broken red bar: upper parts bright 



