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Title: The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Published by J.J. Audubon Philadelphia : J.B. Chevalier
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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es, Willd. Sp. PI., vol. i. p. 709. Pursch, FI. Amer., vol. i. p. 118.—Tetrandria Tetragynia, Linn.—Rhamni, Jicss. Leaves lanceolate, attenuated at the base, slightly serrated; peduncles one-flowered. The leaves of this species are deciduous, the berries bright red. GENUS V.—MNIOTILTA, VieiU. CREEPIXG-WARBLER. Bill rather long, straight, very slender, nearly as broad as high at the base,much compressed toward the end; upper mandible with the dorsal line veryslightly convex, the edges a little inflected toward the end, the notchesobsolete, the tip acute; lower mandible with the dorsal line straight, thesides convex, the edges involute, the tip attenuated. General form slender.Feet of moderate length, very slender; tarsus shorter than the middle toeand claw, much compressed, the upper scutella blended; toes rather long,extremely compressed, the first very long, the second shorter than the third,which is adherent at the base, claws rather long, well arched, extremely K°23. PL 114.
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&r ■ (Ma* / -,/?/(/ -// ////c ■/■«; ^ C , . //.-• , <////7<I BLACK-AND-WHITE CREEPING-WARBLER. 1Q5 compressed, and acute. Plumage very soft and blended. Bristles obsolete.Wings long, with the second and third quills longest and about equal, thefirst slightly shorter, and exceeding the fourth. Tail of moderate length,nearly even. This genus connects the Sylvicolinse with the Certhianse. BLACK-AND-WHITE CREEPING-WARBLER. 4-Mniotilta varia, Linn.PLATE CXIV.—Male. The Black-and-white Creeper appears in the State of Louisiana as soon asthe buds on the trees begin to expand, which happens about the middle ofFebruary. It throws itself into the forests, where it breeds, and remainsuntil the beginning of November. It is usually seen on the largest trees ofour woods. It has a few notes, consisting of a series of rapidly enunciatedtweets, the last greatly prolonged. It climbs and creeps along

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