SLACK AND BLUE CREEPER. 
The inferior coverts of the tail are of a dull 
black; and not blue, as Brisson represents. 
The bill is black : and the legs are, sometimes, 
red; sometimes, orange; sometimes, yellow; 
;and, occasionally, whitish. 
" It appears, from this description,** re- 
marks BufFon, that the colours of the 
plumage are subject to vary, in different speci- 
mens. In some, the throat is mixed with 
brown ; in others, it is black. In general, the 
distribution of the black seems the ,most irre- 
gular: the blue sometimes assumes a violet 
tinge. 
** Marcgrave observes, that the eyes are 
black ; that the tongue is terminated by many 
filaments ; that the feathers on the back are 
silky ; and, that the bird is nearly as large as 
the Chaffinch. He saw it in Brasil; but it 
occurs, also, in Guiana and Cayenne. In the 
Female, the wings have a coat of yellowish, 
grey.'* 
The total length of this bird, according to 
BufFon, is four inches and a (quarter. The 
bill, 
