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tbe ceremonies is abrent. His falary is one hundred
and fony.one pounds thimen fhillings and four·
pence per annun¡.
/H.Jrjho/ DI Ih. CEREMONIES is their ollicer, being fub·
ordinate tO them both. His falary is one hundred
poonds per onnum.
CEREUS, in botaoy. See CACTUS .
CERIGO, or CYTHEREA, in geography, an ifland of
the Archipelago, on tbe eaflero coafl of the Morea,
and fifty miles nonh of the ifland of Candia. lt is a
mountainous country, between fony and fifty mil~s in
circumference, and Gluated in E. long. 23° 40', and
N. lato,6°.
CERINTHE, in botany, a geous of the pennndria
monogynia clafs. The limbus of lhe corolla is tubu·
lar and ventricofe, opening al the faux; lhe feeds are
oflen four, and fomelimes two. There are only two
fpecies, none of Ihem natives of Britain.
CERINTHlANS, in church.hiflory, Chriflian heretics,
followers of Ceriothus, who lived and publifhed his
herefyin the lime of Ihe apo!llts themfelm. Tbey did
not allow tbat God was the aUlhor of lhe crmures,
but faid that Ihe world was created by an inferior
power: they attríbuled to this crealor an only fon,
but bom in time, and difFerenl from the world: lbey
admined feveral angel;' and inferior powers: Ihey
maint"ined that lhe law and the prophm carne not
from God, bOl from the aogels; and that the God
of the Jews was only an angd: they diflinguifhed be·
tween Jefus aod Chrifl; and faid, tbat Jcfus was a
mere man, born, like other men, of Jofeph and Ma
ry; but that he excelled aH other men in prudence
and wifdom; that Jefus being baptized, the Chritl of
the fupreme God, that is, the Holy Ghofl, defcend·
ed upon him; and that by the afliflance of this Chrilt,
Jefus performed his mirades. 1t was partly to refute
this feél that St John wrote his gofpel.
CERINTHOIDES, in botany. See CERINTHE.
CEROPEGIA, in botany, a genus of the pentandria
monogynia clafs. Tbe limbus of the corolla is conni·
vent; and the feeds are plomofe. There are two
[pecies, both natives of lodia.
CERRUS, in bonny. See lEGILOPS.
CERTHIA. in ornithology, & geous belongiog to the
order of piCl!. The beak of this geous is ¡rched,
flender, fharp, and triangolar; the toogue is fharp at
the poiot; aod the feel are of the walkiog kind, i. '.
having the toes open aod ttoconneéled. There are
2í fpecies, viz. l . The familiaris, or creeper, is
grey above aod white uoderoealh, Wilh brown wings,
and leo' whitefpOl! on Ihe len prime fealhers. lt is a
n_live of Europe, creeps op trees, lays abuut 20 eggs,
and feeds opon caterpillar! and the eggs of infells.
2. The muraria. or wall.creeper, is ,¡h·coloored,
with yellow fpols on the wings. It freguenls lowers
and old w~lIs; In lhe holes of which il builds its ndl.
3. The pufilla, is grey above, and while below; the
ere·brows ¿re while j the prime fcallters of Ihe wlOgs
are brown, and while ~n Ihe oUler edge. It is a oa·
tive of lrulia. 4. fhe ca(enfis. ISgr~y, Wilh black
iIh wing', lhe oUlermofl prilue ft.lbers of whidt are
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cdgcd witll wltite : It is 1 nalive of tite C..pe of Coed.
Hope. í . Tite olil'alea, is oli\'e·colourcd .bole, and
grey belolV, wilh lite orbils of Ibe eyes while. .!t is
found in Madagafcar. 6. Tite currucalia is likewife
olive above, bUl ydlowifh below; and lhe prime wing.
fealhers are equal. !t is a native of Ceylon. 7. 1 he
jogolaris is greyiOt above, .nd yellowiOI below; the
lhroat is of a violel colour; and tite two oUlmolt
prime fealhers of the wings are ycllow at lhe points.
It is found in the' Philippine lOes. 8. The crerole.
has a blue bcll rouod Ibe eyes; and lhe lhroal, and
prime wing and tail fealhers are black: T he bill il
very long. It is a nalive of Surin,m. 9. The caya.
Da is of a greeo fhioing colour above, and flreaked
\Vith white bclow. !t is a native of Cayenne. 10.
:fhe chalybeata is green and fhining above; lhe brean
ISred, and on lhe fore·pan of it there is an .
loured belt. I t. The afra is grecn above; the brean
is red; lhe belly is white; ' and it has a fhort blue
tail. . The above two fpecics are fouod at the Cape
of Good.Hope. 12. The fpiza is green, with the
head aod prime wing.fealbers black. It is. a oalive of
Brafil. 13. The fperm is purple above, and red be.
low; the head, lhroal, and are violet. It is
found in lhe Philippine lOes. 14. The fenegalcnfis
'is of a blackifh violel colour; the top of lhe head .nd
throat are greenifh, and the breafl is ud. It is a na.
tlve of Seoegal. I í . The gutluralis is grceniOt; tltc
thr.oat is a fhiniog greeo, and the bre~fI is I'~rpl~.
!t IS a native of Brafil. 16. The pious is yel!o\V be.
low, and olive above; the wings are bloc, Wilh two
white belts. It is a native of North America. 17.
The cruenla is blackifh above, and white below ; lh~
top of the head, the neck, and tail, are red . It is a
nalive of Bengal. 18. The Raveola is black above,
.nd yellow below; the eye.blows, and the tops of
the outermon prime wing.feathers, are while. It is
a ?~tive of America. 19. The pttkltella has . gmn
fhlmng body, and a red brean i lhe t\Vo intermediate
prime wing.feathers are very long. It is a native of
Senegal. 20, The famofa has lhe two iotermediale
prime wing.fcathers very long; lhe body is of a fhi.
oing gretn; and the axdlre of lhe wings are yellolV.
lt is found at the Cape of Good.Hope. 21. The phi.
lippina has lhe two inlermediale wing.feathers v<ry
long, a greenifh grcy body, alld yellowiOt unclerneatll.
11 is a nalive of lite Philippinc lOcs, 22. The vio.
lacea has lite I\VO inlcl mediate prime wing.fealhcrs
very long, a fhining violel·coloured body, aod the
brean and belly are )'ello\V. 2, Tite zeylonica has
a green Itead, ao iron·colollred back , a )'cllolV bclly,
and lhe lhroat .nd lail ale azore. It is a narive of
Ceylon. 24. Titecyanca is blue, lVith a black bell
round lhe eyes; lhe fhoolJers, wings, _nd tail are
black, and lhe feel are re,:, It is • nali,e of Rrafil
aod Cayenne. 'í. The loten:ia is blue, with a red
belt over Ihc brea!1. lt is a oative of Ccylon.
CERTI OR.~lU, a writ which i!fues 001 of thechancery,
dlr~étcd tO an inferior COllrt, 10 edil up Ihe records of
a caufe lltere depencling, In order thal joflic~ m'Y be
done. Aod lhis wril l! obt.ined upao complaint, lltat
t O l he