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number; their legs are in general long 
in proportion to their size, and their hind 
claw stout and much hooked; their tongue 
mostly sharp, but in some species flat at 
the tip, and in others fringed or tubular. 
Many of the foreign species of Creepers 
resemble the Humming Birds, not only 
in size, but also in the brilliancy of their 
plumage. 
