180 



NORTH AMKRKWN JJIRU»J. 



(Jkms mniotilta, y 



iKii.i.or. 



Mnio/il/,,, ViKu.L.rr, Analys.., Ksit!, 45. (Type, .\Mni//„ v,n-i„, L.) 



ttKN.Cn.vn. (i..M,.n,l rorn, sylvi,.„li,„. ; l,ill nulu...- Ion- .■oini.re.sed, sliortor than the 

 hoa.l, with v..,y sh.„t ,i,.|.l l,ristl..s and a shallow notrh. Wings considcTahly lon-rc..,- tliun 

 th.' tail, wind. IS sh^ditly nMnulo.l ; liist qnill shortor than s....ond and thinl. ' Tarsi ratluM- 

 .short,; t..os long,, niddl..on.M..iual loth.., arsns; hind too marly as lonf,^ th. Haw ron- 

 Md..ral y shorter than its digit. Color white, stroaUc-.l with bhick. Nest on gronn.l; ejfgs 

 whitL', hiolfhcd with rud. °* 



Tliis -emis .lifr,M'.s tVo.u other Sylvicolincs in tl,e elongation of tlic toes 

 especittlly tl.e hinder one, by means of which the sj.ecie. is eiuibletl to move 

 11]. iui.l ilown the trunks of trees, like the true Creepers. But one species is 

 recoonized as Xorth American, altliough Xuttall describes a second 



Mniotilta varia, Viiii.l. 



BLACK AND WHITE CEEEPING WARBLEB. 



Molacilh, v.,n„. l.,xx. s. X. I, 1 TOti. ;m. Va-lhu, v,n-i„. V.KO.t.or ; A,r,>n,oN. Mui.til,., 

 '•"'•"', \l.:i....ov (ial. Ois. 1. Ks3t, 27.i, ,,1. d.xix. - AfmmoN. - lUot.., Rirds N 

 Am. 1N,,S, -i.-i; li..v. l.;r.-.S..,.Ar.:K. 1'. Z. S. 1858, -m (Oaxaca, Xala,.a) ; 18,5<), 

 M,S (Aalapa) ; ]8.,.'i, 143 (Ilogota) ; 18;.fi, •».! (Conlova) ; 18(i4, 172 (City of M.-x ) ~ 

 n.rat"'- l'"*"!' -■'' "<•• It!^. -«'■■,. &.<v,.v. Ibis, 185!., 1(, (Cuatemaia). - - NKWn.v 

 Mns, 18;,!), 143 (.Santa Vnu ; wintrr). - f.v,,. .I..,,,.. |||, 475 (Cuba; winter) - I'.kv- 

 ANT, I'r. n,.st. So... 185!. (Ilahanms; April 2(.). -Ooss..:, Birds Jam. 134 (.lamai.a • 

 wnit,.r).-.IoNj.;s, Xat. li..rmuda, 18.-,!.. 2!. ((..tolHT). - C.u.. .lour. 18tl(., 328 (Costa 

 Jura).-- LAWia;N.i.:, Ann. N. Y. I.yo. 18.J1, 322 (Panama 1{. H, : winfr). - (irNot, 

 Cah. .Tourn. 18.i], 32.i (Cuba; v.tv connnon). Cn'/luu m,„-ul„t„, W,,,s. M,hlil,., 

 Imrcahs, Xfir. .Uinolilla vnrw. vai-. /„u;,i,;,sfri.s; llAiKn, 15irds X. Am. 1858 xx.vi 

 no. I(i7. — 111. fatal, in 8vo, 18(i!). no. Itl7. ' ' 



Figures: Avi^. t)rn. liiog. V, ,.1. xr : liirds Am. 11, ,,1. cxiv. - Wn..soN, Au>. 0,„. m 

 pi. xix. ' 



!=;.•. TnAR. Bill with the npper man.lihl,- oonsidornl.ly d.vnrvod. the l..w,-r .straight. 



._ S.- -^tC^HT-j Goncral wilor of tho male lila.'k. the feathers broadly 



edged with white; the head all ronnd black, with a 

 median stripe in the erown and neck aliov.^, a .super- 

 ciliary ami a nnixillary om; of white. AIid<lle of bellv, 

 two conspiennns bamis on the wing.s, outer edws of 

 lertials and inner of all the wing and tail feather.s, and 

 a spot on the inner webs of the outer two tail-leathers, 

 white. Rnmp and upp.T tail-coverts blaek, edged e.\- 

 ternally with white. Fennde .similar ; the under parts 

 whit.., obsol,.t..|y .streak.-.l with black on the si.l..s an.l 

 nniler tail-covcrt.s. Length, S in(die.s ; wing. 2.85; 

 t)iil. 2.1>r,. 

 ITah. Eastern Province of North Ameriea. an.l n..rth to Fort Sin.pson. Both coasts 



01 Mex„.o (as far north as Ma.atlan, on west si.le). and southward to Bogota. Whole 



ot U est Indies and Bermuda. 



iNGhS 



Mmiililta varia, V'ml 



