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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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in other refpecls,except that the colours of the former are more obfcure than in theother fex. Moft authors agree that this is a noify and reftlefs creature, incef-fantly flying from bufli to bum, and always carefully concealing theplace where its neft is depofited ; never alighting on the fame fpot,but creeping to it on the ground in an artful manner. The neft isplaced at the bottom of fome bufh, or under a ftone, and ufually con-tains five or fix eggs, of a pale greenifh colour with marks ofrufous. The PLATE XCII. The trivial Englifh name of this bird has been accounted for byMr. Latham in a very curious manner; he fays, he cannot find itremarked any where for its having any fong. Buffon compares itsnote to the word ouijlraia frequently repeated ; but he has ever thoughtit exactly imitated the clicking of two flones together, one being heldin each hand, If others, fays he, have thought the fame, it willeafily account for the reafon of its being called the Stone-Chaiter, I4 PLATE tfo
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PLATE XCIIL ANAS iEGYPTIACA. EGYPTIAN GOOSE. Anseres.Bill obtufe, covered with a thin membrane, broad, gibbous belowthe bafe, fwelled at the apex. Tongue flefhy. Legs naked. Feetwebbed or finned. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill convex above, flat beneath, hooked at the apex, with mem-branous teeth. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Bill fomewhat cylindrical. Body waved and fpeckled with brown.Upper part of the wing white, lower part brown ; a black flripeacrofs the middle of the wing. Anas ^Egyptiaca : roflro fubcylindrico, corpore undulato, verticealbo, fpeculo alari candido fafcia nigra. Lath.Ind. Orn. 2. p. 840. 21.Egyptian Goofe. Lath, Gen. Syn. 6. p. 453. i6eGambo Goofe, Will. Orn. ph 71.The Ganfer, Albin. 2. ph 93.LOye dEgypte, Brlf. Orn. 6. p. 284. 9. pi 27.■Buff. Oif. 9. /. 79. pi. 4.—— PL enl. 379. 982. 983. 3 Mr. PLATE XCIII. Mr. Latham has given this fpecies a place in his lift of the Birds ofGreat Britain; and we cannot iurely incur difapprobation by follow-ing his example. I

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