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Title: A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life
Year: 1731 (1730s)
Authors: Albin, Eleazar, fl. 1713-1759 Derham, W. (William), 1657-1735 Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: London : Printed for the author and sold by William Innys in St. Paul's Church yard, John Clarke under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill, and John Brindley at the King's Arms in New Bond-Street
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(37)The red Peruvian Hen, Numb. XL. THIS Bird is of the Bignefs and Shape of the CarafowHen J its Bill, fides of its Face and upper part of itsNeck were of a dark aih Colour 5 the Pupil of the Eyesblack, the Irides red j round the top of the Head was aCreft of white Feathers with black Tips; the lower part ofthe Neck and the whole Body were red, the Legs and Feetare black. This Name is impofed on it for want of know-ing its real Name; It was kept at Richmond Palace, whenHer late Majefly was Princefs of Waks^ amongft her Col-lection of Rarities of this kind 5 I drew it from the Bird,but could not meet with any one that could give me a par-ticular account of it, excepting in the Colour; it is prettymuch like the Carafow Hen^ and feems to be of the fameSpecies with that Fowl: The difagreement that is betweenthem in the Colours may be perhaps owing from the diffe-rent Places they are brought from, or fuch difference as iscommon amongft tame Fowls. T/j >)e ( 38)^^?r lloe French Field Du

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