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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
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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(53 ) The Long Tail Titmoufe, Parus caudatus. Numb. LVII. THE Crown of the Head of this Bird is white ; from the Bill, above the Eyes on eachSide round the hinder Part of the Head is a broad black Mark fcolloped on the Top;the Jaws, Throat, Breaft, and Belly white, varied with fmall dusky Spots; the Back of a di-lute chefnut Colour fpotted with black ; the quill Feathers black, the outer Edges of the interiourof thefe are white. The Tail of this is like that of the Magpie, the outermoft Feathers being the fhorteft, theother in notable Degrees longer to the middlemoft which are the longeft of all •, of ;the outermofhFeather on each Side the Top and outer half from the Shafts is white, the next hath lefs white jthe third only the outer Part of the Tip white, the reft are wholly black ; the Bill is fhort, ftrong,and black ; the Tongue broad and divided into Filaments •, the Eyes bigger than in other fmallBirds; the Irides hazel coloured ; the Edges of the Eye-lids yellow; the Noftril

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