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common king's- fiflier both in colour and figure, 
on account of the ftrufture of it's feet, is compre- 
hended under that genus. It is hkewife called the 
certhia, and certhius, by authors j and, in Englifli, 
the ox-eye. The fpecies are numerous. 
Creeper, Common. This bird adheres to the 
trunks and boughs of trees, and creeps on them 
like the wood-pecker. It is about the fize of a 
wren; and is furnifhed with a long, flender, fharp 
bill, incurvated downwards, by which mark it is 
diftinguifhed from all other birds. The tongue, 
which is about the length of the bill, is hard and 
ftifF at the point, and fharp like a goad ; the 
longeft feathers of the tail are fharp and fliff, as 
in pies ; and the upper part of the body is dufky, 
and the lower whitifli. 
Creeper, Black and Yellow. This bird, 
which is a native of Jamaica, is about four inches 
long. It agrees pretty much with the- common 
Creeper; having a flender, fharp-pointed bill, a 
little bending down, and black. The head, neck, 
throat, back, wings, and tail, are black; and over 
each eye there is the appearance of a white line. 
The bafes of the great quills next the belly are 
white ; and all the tail-feathers, except the two cen- 
tral ones, are tipped with white. The breaft, the 
rump, and the borders of the wings, when they fall 
on the breafb, are a fine bright yellow, a little in- 
clining to a gold colour. The thighs, the lower 
belly, and covert-feathers under the tail, are of a 
pale yellow or whitifh colour; and the legs and 
feet are dufky. Sir Hans Sloan iays, that the rump 
above the tail is yellowifh ; and that the legs are 
no more than half an inch long. 
Creeper, Blue. This bird has a fmall head, 
a fhort tail, and a long bill agreeing with the 
Creeper kind. The bill is about an inch long, 
flender, incurvated downwards, and blackifli ; and 
at the bafe of the upper mandible the feathers are 
black, and united to a black line dravv^n from the 
corners of the mouth to the eyes. The head and 
body are a fine deep blue ; the prime-feathers, as well 
as the row next above them, are black; and the 
lefTer coverts of the wings are blue. The tail is 
fliort, and of a blackifli colour; and the legs, feet, 
and claws, are of a light yellow brown. 
Creeper, Black and Red Indian. This 
curious little bird has a black bill, which extends 
pretty far into the head : it's upper fide is of a deep 
black colour, except fome bright fcarlet fpots, the 
flrft of which covers the entire crown of the head ; 
the fecond is in the middle of the hinder part of 
the neck; the third crofTes die middle of the back; 
and the fourth and laft takes up the covert-feadiers 
of the tail. The tail and wings are wholly black, 
extremely glofTy, and reflecting a deep blue. The 
entire under-fide, the throat, neck, breafl:, belly, 
thighs, and covert-feathers under the tail, are white 5 
and the legs, feet, and claws, are black. 
This bird is a native of Bengal in the Eaft In- 
dies, and was firfl: figured and defcribed by Ed- 
v/ards. 
Creeper, Black and Blue. The bill of this 
fpecies is pointed, flender, arched both above and 
below, and of a blackifli colour; the crown of the 
head is a pale green; and round the bafe of the 
upper mandible there are blackifli feathers, paffing 
in black lines on both fides of the head, in which 
the eyes are placed. The fides of the head, the 
hinder part of the neck, the lower part of the back, 
the rump, the covert-feathers of the tail, a bar in- 
terfering the fuperior part of the wings, and the 
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whole under-flde of the bird, are of a very fine ul- 
tramarine blue colour. A broad black line, crofles 
the upper part of the back; the tail, and the exte- 
rior fides of the wings, are black; the infides of 
the wings are of a beautiful yellow colour, except 
round the ridges and the tips of the quills, which 
are duflcy ; and the legs and feet are orange-co- 
loured. This bird is probably the fame with the 
guira coereba of Marcgrave, defcribed in his Hif- 
tory of Brazil. 
Creeper, Purple Indian. This fpecies has a 
long, black, arched bill; the head, neck, back, 
rump, and covert-feathers of the wings, are of a 
dark blueifli purple colour; the tail is'black; the 
belly, thighs, covert-feathers under the tail, and 
quilj-feathers of the wings, are of a dufl<y brown; 
the infide of the wings, and the under-fide of the 
tail, are of a dark cinereous hue ; the breaft is tinged 
with green ; on each fide there is a fpot of yellow 
or gold-coloured feathers ; and the legs and feet are 
black. This bird is a native of the^Eaft: Indies. 
Creeper, Green. The bill of this fpecies is 
incurvated downwards like the refl of the family, 
and is of a dufl<y hue, except at the bafe of the 
lower mandible, where it is flefli-coloured. The 
whole bird is of a fine parrot- green colour, except 
the tips of the quills, which are duflcy. The top 
of the head , the neck, back, wings, and tail, are 
darkefl:, and appear of a blueifli green; the whole 
under-fide, as well as the the rump, are lighter, and 
fomewhat inclining to yellow; and the legs and 
feet are dufl<y, or black. This bird is a native of 
the Spanifli Weflr Indies. 
Creeper, New Zealand. This bird, which 
is pretty large, has a black bill; the head, neck, 
breafl:, back, and quill-feathers, are of a glofTy deep 
green ; the firfl: row of the coverts of the wings is 
a changeable green and blue, and the fecond 
white ; the hind-part of the neck is marked with a 
large rich blue crefcent, in which fome curled white 
feathers project beyond the reft; and underneath, 
on each fide of the throat, there is a bunch of white 
curled feathers. The tail is long, and of a deep 
green colour, except it's coverts, which are bluej 
and the legs are of a dufky hue. 
Creeper, Lu^on. Sonnerat, in his Voyage to 
New Guinea, mendons three fpecies of Creepers 
which he met with at the ifle of Lucon, 
The firft fpecies has an olive-coloured body; 
the throat and top of the breaft are of a fliining 
blue ; the belly is a bright yellow ; and the bill and 
feet are black. 
The upper part of the body of the fecond fpe- 
cies, which is probably the female of the preced- 
ing, is alio of the fame olive colour, but iefs deep; 
the throat, breaft, and belly, are yellow ; and the 
feet and bill are black. 
The crov/n of the head of the third fpecies, 
which is by far the moft beautiful, is of a pale 
green colour; the throat is a bright violet; the belly- 
is a vivid red; the back, and the lefTer coverts of 
the wings, are of a golden hue; the larger coverts 
are black ; and the feathers which furround the vent 
and the tail are of the colour of poliflied fteel, with 
a greenifh caft. 
CREX. A bird fo called from it's continually 
repeating Crex, Crex. The beak is of a mode- 
rate length, and of a black colour; the head and 
legs are alfo black; the neck, breaft, and back, are 
white; and the wings are black variegated with 
white. It feeds on infeds, and generally makes a 
loud noife while it continues on the wing. The 
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