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Identifier: naturalhistoryof03albi (find matches)
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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fkybrown with tranfverfe waved darkMarks inclining to black,with light Edges ^ the fore part of the Neck a pale cinere-ous brown, with light waved Lines acrofs; the firil fevenQuill-Feathers, and three of the firft Row of Coverts in-cumbent on them black with light Edges: the reft of theWing Feathers are brown, their Edges light: The Breaftis fpotted with large Spots of black; the Belly and Thighsare white, with a faint Shade of yellowilh brown. The Tail was ihort, made up of twelve brown Feathersmarked with black and light Streaks acrofs; it was bareabove Knee, the Legs and Feet of a beautiful orange Co-lour, the back Toe fmall, having a very little Claw: Itbreeds in Marfhes, and if any one comes near its Neft, itflies about, making a great Noife like the Lapwing. This Bird differs from the Totanus of Aldrovandus^ iftin that it is much lefs, fecondly that it hath a ihorter Billand Feet, thirdly in the duiky Colour of its Bav:k, fourth-^ly in the red Colour of its Legs and Feet. 2 rhe
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