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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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ons which take place in the plumage of certain birds from theirearly ftate till they arrive at full maturity. The defcription of the Great Grebe in the volume before men-tioned contains fome notice of thefe variations manifeft ill the earlygrowth of that fpecies: it is faid there, that at firft they are per-fectly downy and ftriped, efpecially down the neck, with black;after this, when about half grown, the ftripes on the neck are lefsdiftinft, being rather mottled than ftriped, and the under parts, thoughwhite, are clouded with duflty; at this period, a fullnefs round thehead is obferved : as the bird advances ftill further towards maturity,the brown and white appear clear and diftiuft; the head becomesmuch tufted, and the horns are a little elongated. But we have greatreafon to believe that the young bird does not obtain the full andperfect creft till the fecond year at leaft. The length of the bird we have reprefented is eighteen inches and aquarter. * Vol. Til. Plate LXVIII. PLATE
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PLATE CCIII MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO.COMMON TURKEY. GALLINiE. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill conic, incurvate : head covered with fpongy caruncles : chinwith a longitudinal membranaceous caruncle: tail broad, expanfile:legs fpurred. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS.Front and chin carunculated ; breail of the male tufted. -Meleagris Gallop A vo : capite caruncula, frontali gularique,maris pectore barbato. Linn. Fn. Suec. 198.—GmeL Linn. Syjl. Nat. 732,, 99. I.--Lath. IncL.Orn. 618. 1. Turkey : Ray. Av. p. 51. n. 3. Albin. Av. 3. p. 33. t. 35.Perm. Act. Angl. 72. 1. p. 67. Dindon. Buff. Hift. Nat. Oif. % p. 13% t. 3.— PL Enl. n. 97. It PLATE CCIII. It has ever been our wifli to render this Work as complete as thenature of the fubject would permit; and under that impreffion wehave never felt ourfelves reftri&ed to the excluiion of any bird whichhas pofTeffed either mtereli or beauty to recommend ltfelf. In theearlier part of the Work fome varieties of the Peacock were intro-duced, and confeff

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