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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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e dusky, intermixed with brown and red. The Breaft, Belly and Thighs of an obfcure brown Colour, the Legsand Feet of a dirty yellow, with dark brown Scales on their fore iides;the Tail was made up of twelve white Feathers of equal length. The Hen was much of the fame Colours, but not fo bright as thofeof the Cock, nor the Feathers of the Neck fo long; their Note was likethe Cooing of a Pigeon; they fed on Rice in the Husk, a Quantity ofwhich was brought over with them from the Ijlands of IMincombarnear Pegu in India., where they are wild after the manner of our WoodPigeon. Thefe Birds have a diftemper incident to them, which is aStone growing in their Gizzard in the fame manner as the Stone in theGall of an Ox, one Coat upon another till it is fo large as to ftop it quitevip and kill the Bird; I bought thefe two Birds by my Lord Petres,Order, and prefented them to Sir Hans Shane; who has them naw inhis Poffeflion; they were brought over from India in the beginning ofthe Year 1737. The
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Albin, Eleazar, fl. 1713-1759; Derham, W. (William), 1657-1735; Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI;

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