BLACK AND BLUE CREEPERo 
bill, he says, is eight or nine lines ; the tarsus, 
six or seven ; the middle toe, is six, and a very 
little longer than the hind-toe ; the alar extent, 
six inches and three-quarters ; and the tail, 
which is fifteen lines, consists of twelve 
equal quills, and extends three or four lines 
beyond the v^rings. 
