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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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ful Bird before us. This fpecies is a native of Africa, particularly of the Cape ofGood Hope: from the latter place vaft numbers have been broughtto this country ; and the climate favouring their increafe, the kind isnot uncommon in many parts of the kingdom. It is rather an or-namental than ufeful fpecies, and is generally kept in Gentlemensponds for pleafure. Albin publifhed a figure and defcription of this Bird from a fpeci-men reared in this country fixty years ago: he fays it fed on grafsand corn like other Geefe, and thus concludes his obfervations on thetwo fexes, The difference between the cock and hen could notbe diftinguifhed neither by the colours or fhape, but only by thecocks running to the hen with open wings, clafping or embracingher round with them. I could not find any other name for themfrom the Poulterers but that of Ganfer. This bird comes neareft toMr. Willoughby s Gambo Goofe, the fpan in the wings excepted, page360. tab. 7I.—Vide Albin. voL ii. p, 84, PLATE ;4
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PLATE XCIVo FALCO jESALON.MERLIN. ACCIPITRES. Birds of prey. Bill and claws ftrong, hooked, an angle in eachmargin of the upper mandible. Body mufcular. Females larger andmore beautiful than the males. GENERIC CHARACTER.Bill arched from the bafe, which is covered with a wax-like cere0j membrane. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Cere yellow. Head ferruginous. Body, above bluifli. Cinereousfpotted and ftriped with ferruginous : beneath yellowifh, with oblongfpots. Legs yellow. Falco iEsALON : cera pedibufque flavis, capite ferrugineo, corporefupra caerules cente-cinereo maculis ftriifque fer-rugineis, fubtus flavicante-albo maculis oblongis.Lath. Ind. Orn. I. p. 49. 119.iEfalon. Belhn. Q Aldr. Ran. Syn. p. 15. No* 15.Merlin. Will. Orn. p. 85. 63. Penn. Br. Zool. No. 63. Lath. Gen. Syn. V. I. p. 106. 93. ■ LEmerillon PLATE XCIV. LEmerillon, Brtf. Orn. i. p. 382. No. 23. Belon. av. 118.Kleinfte rothe-falck, Frifch. t. 89. Mr. Pennant, and other writers on the Zoology of this country,iup

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