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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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ncerning it. In the Leverian Mufeum, the Dun-Diverand Goofander are placed together as male and female. Pennanthas defcribed them as the two fexes of Mergus Merganfer ; and theauthority of Linnaeus may alfo be quoted to fanction this opinion.Yet Latham has endeavoured to prove, by the mod fatisfactoryexperiments, that they are diftin£t fpecies, and that Mergus Cafior isonly a variety of the Dun-Diver. Thus perplexed between fuchoppofite opinions, both of which are advanced by the mod refpec-table naturalifls, we can fcarcely determine to which opinion weihould incline; but as the obfervation of Dr. Heyfham * mod evi- * Vide Defcription of Mergus Merganfer, pi. 49. dently PLATE LXV, dently tends to confirm the opinion of Mr. Latham, we will nothefitate to confider them as diftincl: fpecies, and the Mergus Caftoronly a variety. Our readers mint, notwithflanding, fee the neceflltyof adopting the fynonyms as for the female of the Goofander. Length twenty-three inches and a half. PLATE 66
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m » PLATE LXVI. RECURVIROSTRA AVOCETTA. SCOOPING AVOSETTA. Grall^.Bill roundifh. Tongue entire flefhy. Thighs naked. Toesdivided. GENERIC CHARACTER.Bill curved upwards, flexible at the point. Feet palmated: thewebs deeply femilunatcd between each toe. Back toe very fmalL SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND ST NO NT MS.White. Above marked with black. Legs blue and long. Recurvirostra Avocetta: albo nigroque varia. Linn; Syft. Nat. i. 151. Svo. edit. 10. Amcen. Acad. 4. 591. Scop. Ann. 1. N° 129. Brun. N° 188. Mulleo. N° 214. Kram. eh p. 348.Avof>. Rail Syn. p. 117. A. 1. Albin. 1. pi. 1 or. Perm. Br. Zool. 2. 228. pi. 80. Arcl. Zool. p. 503. B. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 293. I, Suppl. 263. The PLATE LXVL The Scooper. Charl. ex. 102. The Crooked Bill. Dales Hifi. Harwich. 402. LAvocette, Brif. Orn. 6. p. 538. pi. 47. fig. 2. Buff. Oif. 8. p. 466. pi. 38. PL enl. 353. Avofetta, Beccoftorto, Becoroella, Spinzago dacqua. Aldr. av. 3, 114.Krumbfchnabl. Kram. 348.Skerflacka, Alfit. Faun. Suec.fp. 191.Dam

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