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BLACK-FRONTED CREEPER. 



Certhia nigrifrons. C. viridis, subtusjtava,fronte genisque nigris. 



Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 



Green Creeper, yellow beneath, with black front and cheeks. 

 Black-fronted Creeper. Lath. &yn. suppl. 2. 



COLOURS as in the specific character : tail cunei- 

 form. Native region unknown. Described by 

 Dr. Latham from a specimen in the Leverian Mu- 

 seum : size not particularized. 



BOURBON CREEPER. 



Certhia Borbonica. C. viridi-fusca, subtus grisea, lateribus rufis f 



uropygiujlavo. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Greenish-brown Creeper, grey beneath, with rufous sides, and 



yellow rump. 



Yellow-rumped Creeper. ^ Lath. syn. 

 Le Soui-manga de 1'isle de Bourbon. Buff.ois. Pl.Enl.6&l. 



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LENGTH about five inches: quills and tail black- 

 ish : supposed by Buffon to be either a female or 

 a young bird, and that it is most allied to his 

 Soui-manga marron pourpre et violet. , Native of 

 the Isle of Bourbon. 



