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and vent mottled with black, brown and white; tail long, cu- 
neiform, crossed with black; legs and feet light clay-coloured; 
bill black, long, slightly curved, sharp pointed, and resembling 
that of the genus Certhia considerably; the whole plumage be- 
low the surface is bluish ash; that on the rump having large 
round spots of white, not perceivable unless separated with the 
hand. The female differs very little in plumage from the male. 
