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BARRED-TAIL CREEPER. 



Certhia taeniafa. C. grisea, subtus rufescens, cauda cuneata fascia 

 apicali nigra. 



Grey Creeper^ rufescent beneath^ with cuneated tail marked by 



a black bar at the tip. 

 Certhia grisea. C. cinereo-grisea, subtus rufescens, cauda cunei- 

 formi, rectricibus duabus intermediis fuscis, later alibus griseis, 

 omnibus ad apicem fuscia nigra. Lath, ind. orn. 

 Grimpereau gris de la Chine. Sonn. ind. 2. pL ll/./. 3. 

 Barred-tail Creeper. Lath, syn. suppL 



Described by Sonnerat. Size of a Titmouse : 

 bill yellow: colour cinereous grey, beneath pale 

 rufous : tail cuneated and composed of ten feathers, 

 all of which, except the twa middle ones, are 

 marked at the tip by a black bar. Native of 

 China. 



CRIMSON-BELLIED CREEPER. 



Certhia coccinigastra. C. viridi-aurea, pectore purpureO'ame- 



thystino coccineo vario, abdomine nigro,fasciculo subaxillarijiavo. 



Lath. ind. orn. suppl. 2. 

 Green-gold Creeper, with purple-amethystine breast varied with 



red, black abdomen, and yellow subaxillary tuft. 

 Crimson-bellied Creeper. Lath. syn. suppL 2. 

 Certhia polita ? C. nigricans , pectore capite corporeque supra vires* 



centi parumque purpureo-metallina, macula subaxillari flam. Lath, 



ind. orn. Sparm. Mus. Carls. 3. t, 5^9 



Length five inches and a half: head, neck and 

 breast bright amethystine purple : on the breast a 

 mixed or broken red bar: upper parts bright 



