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LONG-BILLED CREEPER. 



Certhia longirostra. C. oUvaceo-nigricans, vertice nuchaque pal' 

 tide viridibns, jugulo pecloreque albis, abdo?ninejlavescente. Lath, 

 ind. orn. 



Blackish-olive Creeper, with pale green crown and nape, white 

 throat and breast, and yellowish abdomen. 



Long-billed Creeper. Lath. syn. suppl. 



TOTAL length five inches : bill an inch and half 

 long : tongue long and extensile. Native of Ben- 

 gal. Described by Dr. Latham from a drawing 

 in the possession of Lady Impey. 



YELLOW-WINGED CREEPER. 



C. chrysoptera. C. nigricante aureoque varia, tectricibus alarum 



fluvis, remigibus caudaque nigris. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Variegated black and gold Creeper, with yellow wing-coverts, 



and black quill and tail-feathers. 

 Yellow-winged Creeper. Lath. syn. suppl. 



SIZE small: bill and legs black: tongue extensile, 

 like that of a Humming-bird. Native of Bengal. 

 From Lady Impey's collection of drawings. 



