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fcLACK-CAPPED CREEPER. 



Certhia Spiza. C. viridis, corporc subtus, alls, caudaque cyaneo 



tinctis, vertice genisque nigris. 

 Green Creeper, withthe under parts, wings and tail tinged with 



blue, and black crown and cheeks. 

 Green black- capped Flycatcher. Edw. pi. 25. 

 Blue-headed green Flycatcher. Edw. pi. 25. 

 Certhia Spiza. C. viridis, capite remigibusque nigricantibus. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. 



Avis Americana altera. Seb. 2. t. 3.f. 4. 

 Guit-guit vert et bleu a tete noire. Buff. ois. PI. Enl. 578. 



/. 1. 2. ef 6S2./. 1.2. 

 Black-headed Creeper. Lath. syn. 

 Le Guit-guit vert. Viell. Certh. pi. 47. 48. 49. 



TOTAL length somewhat more than five inches : 

 crown of the head deep black, descending in a 

 pointed direction to some distance below the eyes : 

 remainder of the bird, except on the wings and 

 tail, which are deep brown, fine green, lighter or 

 of a bright apple-green on the neck and back, and 

 of a deep blueish green on the other parts: bill 

 moderately strong, and of a yellow colour : legs 

 lead-colour : the edges of the feathers, both on the 

 wings and tail, are green, giving a cast of that 

 colour when the wings are closed. 



Monsr. Viellot observes that the bird in the 

 state above-described, which is by far the most 

 general one, ought to be considered as the species, 

 and that those in which the whole head is black 

 should be considered as constituting a variety; 

 instead of which, the generality of authors have 



