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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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oufes,churches, and fometimes trees: we poflefs a neft with the eggs,built in the hollow of a conch-fliell as it laid in the garden of SirAihton Lever, at Arlington, in Lancafhire. The PLATE CLVIII. The Swallows of our cities, blackened and difcolourcd with thefwarthy vapours of our chimnies exhibit an appearance only offooty blacknefs, varied with fpots of a dingy white. When in ahigh ftate of plumage the Swallow is really a very beautiful bird»the black being of a jetty blacknefs, finely glofTed with fhining blue^partaking in different lights of puiple and azure, and the white ofunfullied purity; the front and chin a rich brown inclining t^chefnut. Varieties of the Swallow wholly white, occur occafionally, andare not more uncommon than the white varieties of the commonbirds in general. The Swallow is fix inches in length: it has twobroods in a year; the eggs from four to fix in number, of a whitetroiour, and fpeckled with reddifh. Its chief fubfiftence confifls ofinfe6is. PLATE J59
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PLATE CLIX. TRINGA ALPINA.ALPINE SANDPIPER, OR, DUNLIN. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundifti, and as long as the head : noflrils fmall and Imear :tongue flender: feet four toed, the pofterior toe of one joint, andraifed from the ground. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Brown teftaceous: breaft blackifti: tail feathers whitlfh alli: leg?brownifh. Tringa Alpina: teflaceo^fufca, peSlore nigricante, reftrlcibus cinereo-albidis, pedibus fufcefccntibus. Linn,En. Suec. 180.Linn. Syjl. 1./. 249. 11,Gmel. Syjl, \.p. 67,6,.Vol. VII. \ Fdr,: PLATE CLIX. Fahr. Fn, GroenL n, 77.Frifchav,t, 241.CiNCLUS TORQUATUS. Bri/s. 5. p. 9.16. fJ, II. L 19. f. ^, Gallinago Anglicana, Le becaffine dAngleterre. Brlf. 6. p. 5095. Le Cincle. Buff. 1.p, 65S,—PLEnL^62.La Brunette. Buff. 1. p.^ 4f9>3. Dunlin. Ray Syn. p, 109 ^. Jl.—^///. Om. 305, Brit, ZqoI. No 205. La/h, Gen. Syn. 5. p. 185. 33.—Id.SuppL p, 249.—Tringa Alpina, Ind. Orn. 736,37. A fcarce Brltifh bird, found as the name implies, chiefly in Alp

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