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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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PLATE CCXII. ANAS BICOLOR.MOSCHOVY DUCK, uir?Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth : thetongue fringed, obtufe: three fore-toes connected, the hind onefolitary, SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Brown : head and nape greenifh black : neck, breaft, and quill-feathers white : legs fulvous. Anas Bicolor: fufca, capite nuchaque nigro virefcente : collo pectore alarumque pennis albis ; pedibus fulvis*Anas Moschata zar.? Length twenty-five inches. Refembles fome varieties of theWofchovy Duck, except in wanting the chara6leriftic mark of thenaked papillous (kin round the eyes. F2 PLATE
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PLATE CCXIII. SCOLOPAX LAPPONICA, fan.RED GODWIT, female. Grall^e. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundifh, obtufe, longer than the head: noftrils linear: facecovered : feet four-toed, hind-toe confifting of many joints. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND S YNONYMS. Bill yellowing legs black: body beneath rufous-ferruginous. i Scolopax Lapponica: roftro flavefcente, pedibus nigris, fubtus tota rufo ferruginea. Linn. Syft. I. p. 246. 15. —Fn. Suec.n. 174.—Gmel. Linn. Syft. Nat. I. p. 667.—Lath. Ind. Orn. 718.Limosa Rufa. BriJJ. v. p. 281. 5. t. 25. /. I.—Id. Svo. 1L p. 281. La Barge Rouffe. Buff. vn. p. 504. PL Enl. 900.Red Godwit. Edw. t. 138.—Br. Zool. 11. N° 181. t. 67.—Lath. Gen. Syn. v. p. 142. 13. The PLATE CCXIII. The extraordinary rarity of the Red God wit may entirely juftifythe introduction of both fexes of this very elegant and curious fpeciesm the prefent work. It is recorded among, the Britilh fpecies of the Snipe tribe, uponthe authority of only a few inftances in which it has

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