. Birds. Birds. 332 cebtuiiDjE. Distribution. The Eastern hills of Manipur, where this species was obtained by Hume at elevations of from 5000 to 6000 feet. He states that it was not very uncommon, though by no means abundant. 346. Certhia stoliczkae. Stoliezkds Tree-Greeper. Certhia stoliczkae, Broohs, J. A. S. B. xlii, pt. ii, p. 256 (1873); Hume, S. F. v, pp. 77, 78 ; id. Cat. no. 244 bis. Coloration. Forehead, crown, nape, back, and ear-coverts black streaked with fulvous; rump and upper tail-coverts ferruginous; tail pale reddish brown with reddish shafts ; wing-coverts tipped with fulvou
. Birds. Birds. 332 cebtuiiDjE. Distribution. The Eastern hills of Manipur, where this species was obtained by Hume at elevations of from 5000 to 6000 feet. He states that it was not very uncommon, though by no means abundant. 346. Certhia stoliczkae. Stoliezkds Tree-Greeper. Certhia stoliczkae, Broohs, J. A. S. B. xlii, pt. ii, p. 256 (1873); Hume, S. F. v, pp. 77, 78 ; id. Cat. no. 244 bis. Coloration. Forehead, crown, nape, back, and ear-coverts black streaked with fulvous; rump and upper tail-coverts ferruginous; tail pale reddish brown with reddish shafts ; wing-coverts tipped with fulvous; quills dark brown, all but the first four with a pale fulvous band, above and below which the feathers are blackish; the quills tipped with buff, and with a subterminal band of the same colour on the outer webs; chin and throat whitish ; feathers round the eye, a supercilium, and cheeks buff; centre of breast and abdomen pale fulvous ; sides of the breast and abdomen, vent, and under taU-coverts deep ferruginous; under wing-coverts and axillaries pale fulvous. Length about 6; tail 3'2; wing 2'8; tarsus •76; bill from gape -7. Distribution. Sikhim and Bhutan. Genus SALPORNIS, Gray, 1847. The genus Salpornis contains only one Indian and one African species, and differs in many remarkable respects from Certhia, although bearing a great general resemblance to it. It has an extremely long, pointed wing, with a minute first primary, and the second primary reaches to the tip of the wing. The foot is also differently shaped. But the most remarkable feature about Salr- pomis is that it builds a cup-shaped nest on a branch of a tree, thus deviating entirely from the habits of all other Creepers. The posi- tion of this bird requires further Fig. 102.—Foot of Salpornis. Salpornis has a bill similar in shape to that of Certhia, but much longer. The tarsus is short, and the hind claw is much shorter than the hind toe. The tail is composed of twelve soft rounded feather
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