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Title: The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens
Year: 1794 (1790s)
Authors: Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837 Latham, John, 1740-1837 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798 Gilbert, Richard, 1794-1852, printer Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837. Natural history of the nests and eggs of British birds Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Systema naturae. Regnum animale F. and C. Rivington (Firm), publisher F., C. and J. Rivington (Firm), publisher Law and Gilbert, printer R. & R. Gilbert (Firm), printer Leverian Museum (London, England)
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington ...
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parts of Europe they are migratory. They afibciatetogether in immense flocks, and ufually build upon the tops of hightrees: their breeding places are denominated rookeries; there theycongregate, and fit chattering, the males in turn relieving the femalesin feeding and guarding their young. They begin to build in March.After their breeding feafon they forfake the rookeries, and rooft elfe-where, but return to the rookeries again in Auguft, and after a whilerepair their nefts preparatory to the winter feafon. A rook-pie is a favourite ruftic dim : it is only the young Rooksthat are employed for this purpofe, and thefe are better ftripped oftheir Ikins previoufly to being put into the pie. The Rook is a general inhabitant of Europe, and the wefternparts of Siberia. The plumage of the Rook appears particularly fplendid in thefunfhine ; efpecially the head and neck, and alfo the upper part of thebreaft and wings, which, in a ftrong light, are finely gloffed with blueand rich purple. PLATE
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PLATE CCX. PARVO CRISTATUS, fern. mr.WHITE CRESTED PEA-HEN. * Gallinje. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex, robuft : head covered with revolute feathers: noftrilslarge : feathers of the rump long: broad, expanfile, and covered withocellar fpots. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Head with a compreffed creft; fpurs folitary. Female entirelywhite. Pavo CRisTATUSy: capite crifta compreffa calcaribus folitariis. Linn. Syft. Nat. L p. 0,67- L—Fn. Suec. N° 197.—GmeL Syft. Nat. L p. 7c2(J.—LatL Ind. Om. 616.i.Pavo Albus. Brif. i.p. £88.—Id. 8vo. I. p. 81.—Frifch. t. 120. —Raii Syn. p. 51. A. 2.—Borowjk. Nat. 11. p. l67.—Ger. Om. 11. p. 74 t. 218. Le PLATE CCX. Le Paon Blanc. Buff. 11. p. 323.White Peacock. Lath. Gen. Syn. iv. p. 672. About the fame fize as the female of the coloured Pea-hen : ourfigure is that of the female White Pea-hen, recorded by Dr. Lathamas appertaining to the Leverian Mufeum. This bird is entirely white, except the bill and legs, which are jellowifli. PLA

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