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scapulars, and wing coverts are shining green, glossed with olive ; 

 lower part of back, rump, and upper tail coverts pale yellow ; on 

 the shoulders a deep yellow spot ; greater wing coverts brown, edged 

 with olive, within whitish ; tail black, edged with green, but the 

 outer feather grey brown from the middle to the end ; the next grey 

 brown at the end only ; legs black. 



The female is smaller, has the upper parts olive-brown, beneath 

 olive-yellow ; wings and tail as in the male. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



A. — Certhia Manillensis, Gm. Lin. i. 471. 



Soui-manga de Lucjon, Buf. v. 496. Gen. Syn. ii. 706. A. 



This is rather smaller, and differs in the throat and neck, the 

 feathers having reflections of green, blue, violet, &c. in various 

 lights ; besides which, a gradation of violet-black, chestnut, brown, 

 and yellow in bands; the rest of the under parts olive-grey; the 

 upper part of the body deep green, with a blue and violet gloss; 

 beneath the shoulders two yellow spots ; upper wing coverts, and 

 quills brown, with a greenish hue. 



This came from Manilla. 



11.— MEROPINE CREEPER. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill one inch and a half, black, curved 

 and pointed at the end, as in the Bee-eater ; tongue as long as the 

 bill, pointed; general colour of the plumage black; crown green 

 gold ; chin and throat fine glossy blue and purple, varying in different 

 lights; shoulders and rump glossy blue and green, varying into each 

 other; tail even, the wings reach to about half the length; legs 

 black. 



