^S6' AUSTRALASIAN CREEPER. 



ones, edged with yellow, and slightly tipped witfe 

 white. In Monsr. Viellot's figure of this species- 

 the whole upper parts are deep brown; the wings^ 

 and tail marked as before described, and the whole 

 under parts white, spotted longitudinally with 

 brown : over each eye a white streak : bill black ^ 

 legs brown. The supposed female is described 

 and figured in Mr. White's Voyage, and differs- 

 from the male in being somewhat less vivid ; in 

 having the breast and belly blacky with white 

 streaks, and in wanting the white supercihary 

 streaks : the bill and legs rather longer and stouter 

 than in the male. Native of New Holland. 



AUSTRALASIAtf CREEPER. 



Gerthia Australasia na. C. nigricans suhtus superciliis Innulaquer 

 utrinque suprahumerali albis, remigibus caudaque Jlaw margi" 

 natis. 



Blackish Creeper, with the brows, under parts, and crescent oh 

 each side above the shoulders white, and the quill and tail- 

 feathers edged with yellow. 



L'Heoro-taire noir et blanc. VielL Certh, pL 55. 



Much allied to the immediately preceding, but 

 somewhat smaller, measuring near six inches in^ 

 length. Colour above deep-brown ^ beneath white, 

 except on the lower part of the abdomen, which is 

 dusky : throat and breast marked by slight longi^ 

 tudinal specks or shaft-streaks: over each eye a 

 whitish streak: wings and tail marked as in the 

 former species : bill blacky legs brown. Perhaps 

 a young of tlie former bird*^ 



