. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . .y/i-e. /^e^ ^l^iZoA- ^<?zn/yiif-<:^€<p^. ^^.K 7^if^ ^^^\jy^^y. 1 I kJ/u. J/to/f/uncfy ^/>;e<:/-ee^ter. cilea,za,7^u/i^n ^&/. .yiu^. if. lyj/^- ( i3 )^he Hamburgh Tree Creeper, Numb. XXIV. THIS Bird is fomething bigger than a *^^rr^:e;; its Billis black, the I rides of the Eyes yellow, the top of theHead and Neck of a redifh brown, with a caft ofpurple j the under part of the Neck and Throat is dividedacrofs with broad Streaks of brown and white; the Backa
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . .y/i-e. /^e^ ^l^iZoA- ^<?zn/yiif-<:^€<p^. ^^.K 7^if^ ^^^\jy^^y. 1 I kJ/u. J/to/f/uncfy ^/>;e<:/-ee^ter. cilea,za,7^u/i^n ^&/. .yiu^. if. lyj/^- ( i3 )^he Hamburgh Tree Creeper, Numb. XXIV. THIS Bird is fomething bigger than a *^^rr^:e;; its Billis black, the I rides of the Eyes yellow, the top of theHead and Neck of a redifh brown, with a caft ofpurple j the under part of the Neck and Throat is dividedacrofs with broad Streaks of brown and white; the Backand Breaft of a yellowifh brown, with long black Spots,as was alfo the fcapular Feathers of the Wings, except thelaftRow next the Coverts, which vv^ere white; the lirft Rowof Coverts dark brown, their exterior Edges white, the lailRow of Coverts white, the prime Feathers of the Wingslight yellowifh 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 alio the lower part of the Bel-ly and Thighs. This Bird is common in Hamburgh-^ it is obferved whenamong a Row of Trees to climb up the firft, fearching it
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