5 - . 
veftiaria. 
_ 6 . 
falcata. 
7 * 
madagaf- 
carienfis. 
232 AVES PICE Certhia. 
Habitat in infulis Sanduicenjibus frequenti Rima, cujus pennis infu- 
lani ad veftim^nta conficienda utuntur. — 7 poli, longa. 
Roftrum fufco-nigricans, femicirculi inftar incurvum, mandibula in- 
feriore multo breviore ; ■pedes obfcure fufci, genubus albis. 
C. roftro longiore incurvo, corpore coccineo, alis caudaque nigris, tec- 
tricibus alarum macula alba. 
Certhia coccinea, Gmel. Syji. i. p. 4.70.— Forft. Gott. Mag . 1780. iv. 
p. 346. 
Mellifuga coccinea, Merrem. ic. Av. p. 14. t. 4. 
Polytmus, Born. Phy/, p. 76. t. 2. f. 1. 2. 
Hook-billed red Creeper, Lath. Syn. ii. p. 704. 5. — Id. Sup. p. 127.—» 
CooFs lafi Voy. ii. p. 207. 
Habitat in infulis Sanduicenjibus , in Owhyhee et Atteo frequens. — - 
6 pollices longa. — Pennae hujus avis rubrae, et praecedentis olivaceae, 
fimul intertextae, ab incolis ad pallia cteteraque veftimenta confervanda 
ufurpantur. Species gregaria. 
Roftrum valde incurvum, albidum : pedes albicantes. 
In juniore ave, maculae aliqifot majores teftaceae. 
C. roftro longiflimo incurvato, corpore viridi, fubtus caudaque viola- 
ceis, te&ricibus alarum majoribus remigibus abdomineque pallide 
fufcis. 
Certhia falcata, Gmel. Syft. i. p. 470. 
Sickle-billed Creeper, Lath. Syn. ii. p. 705. 
Longitudo 5! pollicum. Muf, Brit. 
C. olivaceo-viridis nitens, pecftore fufco csruleo caftaneoque fafciato, 
abdomine flavefcente, humeris macula fulva. 
Certhia Soui-manga, Gmel. Syft. i. p. 471. 
Certhia madagafcarienfis violacea, Brift iii. p. 638. 18. t. 32. f. 2. 3.— 
Id. 8vo. ii. p. 1 1. 
Le Soui-manga, Buf. v. p. 494. 
Violet Creeper, Lath. Syn. ii. p. 705. 7. 
Habitat in Madagafcaria . — 4 pollices longa. 
Roftrum et pedes nigri : lingua roftro paulo longior, apice bifida : 
cauda nigra. 
Femina olivaceo-fufca„ fubtus ad flavum inclinans. 
fi, Certhia 
