212 ' ' SHINING CREEPER. 



elegance. In a specimen of this bird in the Leve- 

 rian Museum, and figured in the sixth volume of 

 the Naturalist's Miscellany, the head was deep 

 but bright gold-green, without any violet-colour, 

 but across the upper part of the breast was a deep 

 steel-blue or violet bar. I have in that work de- 

 scribed it under the title of Certhia crocata or 

 Saffron Creeper. I must add that though this species 

 is generally described as somewhat smaller than 

 the preceding, yet Monsr. Vieliot*s figure repre- 

 sents it as larger. In reality it may be doubted 

 whether the Certhia pulchella and violacea be 

 truly distinct. 



SHINING CREEPER. 



Certhia faraosa. C. cupreo-viridis, loris nigris, alts caudaque 

 nigricaniibus, rectricihus duabus mediis longissimk. 



Copper-green Creeper, with black lores, blackish wings and tail^ 

 with the two middle tail-feathers greatly elongated. 



Certhia famosa. C. rectricihus duabus intermediis longissimis, 

 corpore viridi-nitenfe, axillis luteis, loris nigris; Lin. Syst, Nat. 



Certhia formosa. Vimr, Nat. vol, 1. 



Le grand Soui-manga vert a longue queue. Bifff^. ois* PL Enl. 



83./. 1. Viell. Certh.pl. 37. 

 Famous Creeper. Lath, syn. 



Cinereous Creeper. Lath, syn, perhaps a var. of female. 



This exceeds most of the African Creepers yet 

 known in point of size, measuring from nine to ten 

 inches in total length: its colour on all parts, ex- 

 cept the wings and tail, is a deep gold-green, with 

 a strong gloss of reddish copper-colour on the back 



