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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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whofe harmony, fweetnefs and variety,combine to fill the mind with foft emotions of fenfibility, andendear folitude to the contemplative man. The Nightingale isthe favourite of every rural poet, and the loftier! genius has conftantlynoticed it in his folemn defcriptions of evening, or of night. The PLATE CVIII. *< The wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in fhadieft covert hidTunes her no&urnal note. « The amorous bird of night Sung fpoufal, and bid hafte the evening ftarGn his hill-top to light the bridal lamp. Milton s Paradlfe Loft, The Nightingale is fometimes kept in cages. Thofe reared fromthe neft are better than fuch as are caught in a wild (late, becaufethey fing throughout the year, except in the time of moulting. Thofewhich are caught begin to fing about fix or eight days after. Mr.Latham fays, that neither this nor the Blackcap is found in Ireland.Mr. Pennant fays it does not inhabit Scotland, though Silbald placesit in his lift of the Birds of that country. PLATE log
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PLATE CIX. PAVO CRISTATUS.CRESTED PEACOCK. Galling. Bill convex: the upper Mandible arched. Toes connected by amembrane at the bottom. Tail feathers more than twelve. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftrong, convex. Noftrils large. Head fmall, crefled. Spurson the legs. Feathers above the tail very long, broad, expanfible,confiding of ranges of feathers, adorned at their ends with rich ocel-lated fpots. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNO NTMS. An erect creft on the head. Pavo Cristatus : capite crifta erecta. Linn. SyjL Nat. — Faun, Suec. 197.Scop. Ann. I. No. 162.Brim. p. 58.Frifch. pi. 118.Kram. el. p. 355.D Peacock- PLATE CIX. Peacock. Rail Syn. p. 51. A. 2. p. 183. 18.Will. Orn. p. 158. pi. 217.«S70tf». _7<3w. p. 302. iV. 288. pi. 10. —PA <?/?/. 433. (male), 434(female).Pfau, Gunth. ncjl u. Ey. t. 22.Pavone, Zinnan. Uov. p. 25. /. 1. A7*?. 1. In compliance with preceding writers on the ornithology

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