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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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ale than the male. Le Torcol rave of Briflbn* M This PLATE LXXXIII. This bird builds in hollow trees: Latham fays they make no neft,but lay the eggs on the bare rotten wood. Pennant fays it makes theneft of dry grafs. The eggs, according to Buffon, are as white asivory ; and Pennant adds, that they are fo thin that the yolk may be(ecn through them. The number of eggs feldom exceed nine. The Wryneck is fuppofed to be a Bird of paffage, appearing in thefpring eight or ten days earlier than the Cuckow. It feeds on Infects,and feems particularly fond of Ants ; thefe the extreme length of thetongue enables it to pick out of the cracks where they arcconcealed. It takes its name from a habit it has of turning its headback to the moulders when alarmed or terrified: it can alfo erectthe feathers of the head like thofe of a Jay.—Weight of this Bird isone ounce and a quarter : length feven inches : breadth eleven. This Bird is found throughout Europe, and in many other parts ofthe world. PLATE
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P LATE LXXXIV. LANIUS R U F U S.WOOD CHAT. ACCIPITRES. Birds of prey. Bill and claws ftrong, hooked. An angle in eachmargin of the upper mandible. Females larger and more beautifulthan the males. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill hooked towards the end, with a notch in the upper mandible*Tongue jagged. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND S TNONTMS. Head and hind part of the neck bright bay. A black line throughthe eyes pafling round to the breath Wing brown : fcapulars white.Throat, bread and belly dirty white. Tail dark brown \ two exteriorfeathers partly white. Ampelis Dorfo grifeo, macula ad aures longitudinali. Fn. Sued edit. ima. No. 180. /. 2. fcem.Lanius minor cinerafcens, &c. Ran Syn. p. 19. A. 6.Ampelis Jtia. Kram. EJench. p. 363.Another fort of Butcher-bird. Will. Qrn. $*■>$% §n 4* F Wood PLATE LXXXIV\ Wood Chat. Perm. Br. ZgoL N° 73. , Lath, Gen, Syn. i.p. 169. 17. Lanius rufus. Suppl. p, 282. La Pie-griefche roufle. Bnf. Orn. 2. p. 147. N( Buff. Of. 1, p. 301. « PI. enl, 9. f, 2, the

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