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The Hamburgh Tree Creeper.
Numb. X X IV .
r T n' HIS Bird is fomething bigger than a Sparrow, its Bill
JL is black, the Irides of the Eyes yellow, the top of the
Head and Neck of a rediih brown, with a caft of
purple; the under part of the Neck and Throat is divided
acrofs with broad Streaks of brown and white; the Back
and Breaft of a yellowiih brown, with long black Spots,
as was alfo the fcapular Feathers of thé Wings, except the
laftRow next the Coverts, which were white; the firft Row
of Coverts dark brown, their exterior Edges white, the laft
Row of Coverts white, the prime Feathers of the Wings
light yellowiih brown.
The Tail was made up of twelve Feathers, the middle-
moft being the longeft, the upper. fide of a dark brown,
the under fide white; as was alfo the lower part of the Belly
and Thighs.
This Bird is common in Hamburgh ; it is ohferved wben
among a Row of Trees to climb up the firft» foarching it all
round, and then to come down again on the Body of the
Tree to the Ground, going on to the next Tree, and fo
from one Tree to another, till it has fearched them all,,
making very little ufe of its Wings while amongft the Trees;
it feeds on Beetles and other Infeéfs.
This Bird I had from Mr. Cafteil\ who gave me this account
of it, from his. own Obfervation, when he was in that
Country.
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