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GREY-HEADED CREEPER. 



Certhia Seniculus. C. olivacea subtus Jlava, vertice griseo, genis 



nigris. 

 Olive Creeper, yellow beneath, with grey crown, and black 



cheeks. 

 Le Guit-guit a tete grise. Viell. Certh. pi. 50. 



SIZE of the Black-Capped Creeper, or rather a 

 trifle larger : colour olive above, bright yellow 

 beneath: crown of the head grey: beginning of the 

 forehead, and cheeks black, imbedding the eyes : 

 bill brown : legs dull yellow. . Native of Cayenne. 



GRACULTNE CREEPER. 



Certhia graculina. C. olivacea subtus alba, Venice nigro fascia 



transversa alba, orbitis nudisjlavis. 

 Olive Creeper, white beneath, with black crown marked by a 



transverse white bar, and naked blue orbits. 

 Le Heoro-taire gracule. Viell. Certh. pi. 87. 



A LARGE species, measuring twelve or thirteen 

 inches in length : colour above rufous brown, ex- 

 cept on the crown of the head, which is black: but 

 from the corners of the mouth on each side pro- 

 ceeds a naked yellow skin, surrounding the eyes, 

 and from the upper part of this passes a narrow 

 white bar across the top of the head, forming a 

 crescent with the points towards the bill : the 

 whole under parts are white : the bill yellow at 



