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^he Blue Creeper. 
T he Figure ftiews the natural Bignefs of this Bird: It hath a Imall Head, and 
a Ihort Tail ; the Bill agreeing in Shape with the Certhia or Creeper, I have 
given it that Name, tho" the Bill is a little longer, it being about an Inch long, Bender, 
and bowed downward, of a blackilh Colour ; at the Bafe of the upper Mandible the 
Feathers are Black, which join with a black Line drawn from the Corners of the Mouth 
to the Eyes; under t"|e Bill alfb is a black Mark, drawn a pretty way down the Throat, 
as in the Cock Sparrow ; the whole Head and Body is of a fine deep Blue ; the leflcr 
Covert-leathers of the Wings are allb Blue ; the prime Feathers, and the Row next 
above them, are Black ; the Tail is fhort, very little exceeding the Length of the 
Wings, of a black Colour ; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are of a light yellow Brown. 
The Golden-headed Black Tit-mouse. 
T here is no Genus of European Birds to which I can liken this Bird : It is 
pretty big-headed, round-body'd, ftiort-taird and leg'd ; it hath the Feet form’d 
diredly as in the Kmg-fi/kery and wanteth only a long Bill to make it a perfed Kmg^ 
fijher, I believe by its* Feet and Ihort Legs, it is of that Tribe, and may perhaps live 
and feed on Infeds in Cane Swamps, as the King-fijher does on Fifh, on the Borders of 
Rivers ; but this is Conjedure. This Figure fhews the Bird of its natural Size. I 
have feen Dutch Drawings of thefe Birds, entitled, Manakms,, which is a Name the 
HoUanders give to fome European Birds alfo ; it hath a fhort Bill, not thick or very 
Bender, but fhap’d like the Bills of Tit-mkCy of a white Colour ; the Crown, hinder 
Part of the Head and Cheeks under the Eyes, are of a bright Orange or Golden-colour ; 
the Throat, whole Body, Wings and Tail, are Black, yet Ihining with a blue or 
purplilli Glofs when expoled to a good Light; the Feathers covering each Knee are of 
an Orange-colour ; the Legs very fhort ; the Toes as in King^fi/hers^ with fmali Claws ; 
the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are all of a Flefh-colour. 
Thefe two curious Birds, above deferib’d, were lent me by his Grace the Duke of 
Richmond, They are neatly fet up, with many others, in Glafs-Cafes : they were fent 
to the Duke from Holland,^ w'ho told me they came from Surinam,, a Dutch Settlement 
on the Continent of South j^fnerica^ which lies in a very \varm Latitude. I have 
called it a TiUmoufe,, becaufe it iialh a Bill like that Tribe of Birds, and is of the fame 
Size ; but I do not think it a Species belonging to that Genus. I have feen Drawings 
of both thefe Birds in the Colledions of the Curious ; but no Figures of them have been 
publifh’d with Deferiptions, that I know of. 
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