( i3 ) 

 ^he Hamburgh Tree Creeper, 



Numb. XXIV. 



T'HIS Bird is fomething bigger than a *^^rr^:e;; its Bill 

 is black, the I rides of the Eyes yellow, the top of the 

 Head and Neck of a redifh brown, with a caft of 

 purple j the under part of the Neck and Throat is divided 

 acrofs with broad Streaks of brown and white; the Back 

 and Breaft of a yellowifh brown, with long black Spots, 

 as was alfo the fcapular Feathers of the Wings, except the 

 laftRow next the Coverts, which vv^ere white ; the lirft Row 

 of Coverts dark brown, their exterior Edges white, the lail 

 Row of Coverts white, the prime Feathers of the Wings 

 light yellowifh brown. 



The Tail was made up of twelve Feathers, the middle- 

 moft being the longeft, the upper fide of a dark brown, 

 the under fide white; as was alio the lower part of the Bel- 

 ly and Thighs. 



This Bird is common in Hamburgh-^ it is obferved when 

 among a Row of Trees to climb up the firft, fearching it all 

 round, and then to come down again on the Body of the 

 Tree to the Ground, going on to the next Tree, and {q 

 from one Tree to another, till it has fearched them all, 

 making very little ufe of its Wings while amongft the Trees; , 

 it feeds on Beetles and other Infefts. 



This Bird I had from Mr. Cafteil^ who gave me this ac- 

 count of it, from his own Obfervation, when he was in that 

 Country. 



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