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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
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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The ( 88 ) The great Sea Loon from Newfoundland. Numb. XCIII. TH E length from the tip of the Bill to the end of theTail is thirty five Inches, to the end of the Clawsforty four, breadth, when the Wings are extended,four Foot five Inches; the Bill was five Inches long, blackending in a fharp white Point 5 the Head and upper partof the Neck are of a dulky brown. It had a white Spotunder its Bill, and a Ring of white about its Neck, thelower part of the Neck green: The Back and covert Fea-thers of the Wings are black fpotted with irregular Spotsof white; the prime Feathers of the Wings are black, theirexterior Edges white; the Breaft and Belly are white, theLegs of a brown Colour nine Inches long; the outwardToe, which was the longeft, was ^vt Inches long: It wasWeb-footed like a Goofe; it feeds altogether on Filh. It was brought from Newfoundland^ and prefented tothe Right Honourable the Lord Ilay^ who was pleafed tolend it me, to draw its Pi£hire. / i:he
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Albin, Eleazar, fl. 1713-1759; Derham, W. (William), 1657-1735; Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI;

Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI
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