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BLACK AND VIOLET CREEPER. 



Certhia Brasiliana. C. nigra, vertice viridi-aureo, juguto tectri- 

 cibus alarum minoribus uropygioque violaceis, pectore castaneo. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Black Creeper, with gold-green crown, violet throat, shoulders, 

 and rump, and chcsnut breast. 



Black and violet Creeper. Lath. syn. 



Le Guit-guit noir et violet. Buff. ois. 



A SMALL species, measuring about three inches 

 and a half in length : sides of the head, hind part 

 of the neck, back, and scapulars fine velvet-black: 

 throat, rump, and shoulders bright violet : breast 

 purplish chesnut : belly, wings, and tail black, the 

 last edged with violet. Native of Brasil. 



BLUE-THROATED CREEPER. 



Certhia cyanogastra. C. viridis, subtus cceruka, lateribus colli 

 vitta Iu?tgitudinali jlavescente, remigibus rectricibusquc nigris. 

 Lath. ind. orn. 



Green Creeper, blue beneath, with a longitudinal yellow stripe 

 on each side the neck, and black wing and tail-feathers. 



Blue-throated Creeper. Lath. syn. 



SIZE of a Wren: bill nearly an inch long, 

 curved, and black: colours as mentioned in the 

 specific character. Described by Dr. Latham 

 from a specimen in the collection of the Duchess 

 of Portland. Native of Cayenne. 



v. vin. P.I. 17 



