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Identifier: penguinsofworld00will (find matches)
Title: A natural history of English song-birds : and such of the foreign as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing : to which are added, figures of the cock, hen and egg, of each species, exactly copied from nature
Year: 1737 (1730s)
Authors: Albin, Eleazar Albin, Eleazar
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Publisher: Cambridge : British Antarctic Survey Printed and sold by A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Pater-noster-Row, and S. Birt in Ave-Mary-Lane
Contributing Library: Field Museum of Natural History
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here of Worms,Seeds and other Things. OJ go A Natural Hifory of Of the Reed-Sparrow ^ the VefcYtption and CharaBer. THIS Bird in Bignefs is equal to theChaffinch : The Cock has a black Headand Throat: A Ring of White encompaffesthe Neck : His Breaft and Belly are White,ipotted with Redifh-brown Spots: The Backof a dusky Brown, with black Spots: ThePinion of his Wing is of a Rediih-colour;the reft of the Wing and Tail, are of a darkBrown ; The Hen, as in moft Birds, is notfo fair coloured ; The Ring about her Neckis darker, and fcarce appearing, and her Headis not Black like the Cocks. They frequent the Reeds by the Rivers-fides, where they breed, hanging their Neftsbetween the Reeds ; they are chearful merryBirds, and fing finely. When we Walk inSummer-time by the Sides of the River, ge-nerally prefent us with an agreeable Harmo-ny. They are not kept very common inCages, therefore tis not neceflary to dwellany longer upon this Bird. Her Eggs in Co-lour are like the Hedge Sparrow*s. ^0
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  • bookdecade:1730
  • bookcentury:1700
  • bookauthor:Albin__Eleazar
  • bookpublisher:Cambridge___British_Antarctic_Survey
  • bookpublisher:Printed_and_sold_by_A__Bettesworth_and_C__Hitch_in_Pater_noster_Row__and_S__Birt_in_Ave_Mary_Lane
  • bookcontributor:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
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