364 CLASS AVES. 



Among some, the two middle quills are more 

 elongated in the males. 



Famous or Shining Creeper. {Cert. Famosa.) En. 83. 



Green gold, glossed with copper ; wing-coverts, black- 

 ish ; under shoulders, a yellow spot ; between the bill 

 and eye, a black stripe ; size of a linnet. Africa. 



Beautiful Creeper. (C. Pulchella.) Enl. 67O. 



Green gold ; breast, red ; wing and quills, brown ; tail, 

 blackish, and dyed ^^dth green gold ; seven inches. 

 Africa. 



Violet-headed Creeper. (C Violacea.) Enl. 67O. 



Head, back, and lesser wing-coverts, violet ; lower 

 part of back, rump, and upper tail-coverts, olive 

 brown ; orange underneath ; six inches. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



Saccharine Creeper. {Sucrier Cardinal.) Vail. Ap. 

 291. 



Green gold above ; rump and tail-coverts, violet ; 

 quills and tail, brownish black ; two middle tail fea- 

 thers, longest ; six inches. South Africa. 



Sucrier Figuier. Id. 293. 



Head, neck, mantle, and upper wing-coverts, fine 

 changeable green ; two long threads from tail : jon- 

 quil below. South Africa. 



Nee. Metallica. Lich. Ruppel. pi. 7- and coll. 347. 



Head, neck, back, and small wing-coverts, metallic 

 green; half-collar of lively metallic blue on. the tho- 

 racic region : jonquil below. Nubia. 



Nee. Mysticalis. Coll. 126. 



Small moustache of metallic violet on each side of the 

 bill ; calotte on the head, of same colour. Java. 



