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BLACK AND VIOLET CREEPER. 



Certhia Brasiliana. C. nigra, vertice viridi-aureo, jugulo tectrU 

 cibus alarum minorihus uroptjgioque violaceis, pectore castaneo. 

 Lath, ind, orn. 



Black Creeper, with gold-green crown, violet throat, shoulders, 



and rump, and chesnut breast. 

 Black and violet Creeper. Lath. syn. 

 Le Guit-guit noir et violet Buff. ois. 



A SMALL species, measuring about three inches 

 and a half in length : sides of the head, hind part 

 of the neck, back, and scapulars fine velvet-black : 

 throat, rump, and shoulders bright violet : breast 

 purplish chesnut : belly, wings, and tail black, the 

 last edged with violet. Native of Brasil. 



:bLUE-THROATED CREEPER. 



Certhia cyanogastra. C. viridisy suhtus ccerukd, laterihus colli 

 •citta longitudinali flavescentCf remigibus rectricibusque nigris. 

 Lath. ind. orn* 



Green Creeper, blue beneath, with a longitudinal yellow stripe 



on each side the neck, and black wing and tail-feathers. 

 Blue^throated Creeper. Lath, syiu 



Size of a Wren: bill nearly an inch long, 

 curved, and black: colours as mentioned in the 

 specific character. Described by Dr. Latham 

 from a specimen in the collection of the Duchess 

 of Portland. Native of Cayenne. 



V. Vlll. p !• 17 



