°rd er ft. PASSERES. 
Tribe II. Tknuibostees. 
Family V. CEBTiiiDiE. 
^hird Subfamily, 
DENDROCOLAPTINiE, or Tree-creepers* 
;v hi } vaiaous l en g^h and form, more or less curved, and compressed on the sides to the tip, 
g ej ^ S usualJ y entire ; the Nostrils basal, lateral, small, and exposed : the Wings moderate, and 
^ ^ r °unded : the Fail long, broad, and graduated ; with the shaft of each feather prolonged 
t 0e we h, and acute : the Tarsi moderate, strong, and broadly scaled : the Toes long ; the outer 
and at .^ er k* n ger than the middle one, and united for some distance from the base ; the inner short, 
a cut united at the base ; the hind toe long : the Claws long, compressed, much curved, and 
Dendrocolaptes Herm .* 
t° ^ ,n ° re or less long, straight, or curved from the base, which is broad, and the sides compressed 
die ^ ’ t ^ le S 011 y s always long, ascending, or slightly curved ; the nostrils basal and lateral, with 
^ n ^> ova l an( l partly closed by a membrane. Wings long, and rather pointed, with the fourth 
?a.r, s i ^° n S es t. Tail long, broad, and rounded, with the end of the shaft prolonged beyond the web. 
tyjtp ^ ° r ei ^ an the middle toe, strong, and covered in front with broad scales. Toes long and strong ; 
iuae r ° U ^ Cr ^ oe ra ther longer than the middle toe, and united for some distance from the base ; the 
^Uch ^ lCl ^ 10r ^’ an( l slightly united at the base ; the hind toe moderate ; the claws long, compressed, 
c urved, and very acute. 
These bid 
tru n j. UtS ln habit the vast forests of the warmer parts of South America. They are usually observed clinging to 
e *anai ri j ;iU< * branches of trees, by means of their strong curved claws, and the rigid points of their tail feathers; 
t j^ ^e cracks of the bark, and among the foliage, for the larva; of insects and even those in a perfect state, on 
fet Ual e ( | ( , y P ri ncipally subsist. In fact their habits and manners closely assimilate to the Common Creeper. The 
P°sits from three to four eggs in hollow trunks of trees. 
*°Pk& 0 f\, ^ IIer niann in 1804 ( Observationes Zoological, p. 135.). Dendrocopus of Vieillot (1816) is synonymous. 
'• wainson (1827), Nasica of M. Lesson (1831), and Dendrocops of Mr. Swainson (1837). 
It embraces 
