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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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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 confeffedly with fatisfaction to our purchafers. TheTurkey which we now introduce may not indeed poffefs an equalclaim to our coniideration ; it is, neverthelefs, an important bird, andmuch too interefting to be omitted. The Turkey in a wild ftate was originally a native of the Americanwoods, from whence it was introduced into Europe, and cultivatedwith uncommon fuccefs. To a form confeffedly uncouth it unites a highly lingular and veryvaried appearance, and the feathers in various parts of the plumageare highly ornamental. Our figure is of the male bird in the ordinaryftate of plumage. PLATE 2 0 I
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PLATE CCIV. LANIUS COLLURIO, fern.RED-BACKED BUTCHER BIRD, fern. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftraightifli, with a tooth on each mandible near the end, naked#t the bafe : tongue jagged at the end. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS.Tail fomewhat cuneated: back grey; four middle tail feathersuniform : bill lead colour. LANIUS Collurio : cauda fubcuneiformi, dorfo grifeo, re&ricibus 4 intermediis unicoloribus, roftro plumbeo. Gmel. Syft. Up. 300. Fn. Sv. N° 81. t. Z.f. 81. —Linn. Syft. 1. p. 136. 12.—Lath. Gen. Syn. 1. 167. 25.-—Ind. Ovn. X.p.Qg. 11.Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Butcher Bird, Flusher. Albin. 11. t. \4.—Will. Orn. p. 88. 2. 89- 3. Br. Zool. 11. n. 131. The PLATE CCIV. The male of the Red-backed Butcher Bird has been reprefentedin an early part of the prefent work : the female differs from the malein the general appearance, and the colours and marks upon theplumage as will be perceived from the annexed plate. In thefe par-ticulars the female bears fome refemblance to the

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