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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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they are not uncommonduring the fummer feafon, arriving however later in the fpring, andleaving the country earlier in autumn than any other of the pigeontribe. The conflancy of the Turtle-dove to its mate is proverbial. Theybuild in general in the thickeft woods, forming their nefls on thebranches of the loftiefl trees: like the reft of the pigeons, they layonly two eggs; and, it is concluded, breed only once in a feafon.Thefe birds are of a fhy and timid difpofition, and feldom venturefrom their woody retreats in the day-time, unlefs in flocks of abouttwenty together. They fubfift on berries, fruits, and various kindsof vegetables, and are efpecially partial to peas, the fields of whichthey vifit as foon as the crop begins to ripen, and oftentimes commitvaft depredations. There are fcveral fuppofed varieties of this fpe-cles^ fome of which may prove hereafter to be diftlnft kinds. This is a bird of extremely beautiful plumage, and meafures mlength about twelve inches. PLATE CI i2,6
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PLATE CXXVI. HIRUNDO RIPARIA. SAND MARTIN.Passeres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill fmall, weak, incurvated, fubulate, and deprefled at the bafe :gape larger than the head: tongue fhort, broad, and cleft: wingslong : tail generally furcated. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS.Cinereous, throat and abdomen white. HiRyNDO RIPAHIA : cinerea, gula abdomineque albis. Lmn, Fn« Suec, 273. Kram. el.p. SSI. n, 4. Mull. Zod.p. S4. n. 289*HiRUNDO RIPARIA. Gefn. av. 656. Aldr. orn. 2.p. 694. /. 695. Ray av. p.ll.n. S.Hirondelle de rivage. Buff. Hlft. Nat. 6. i). 632.—P/. enl n. 643, Uferfchwalbe. PLATE CXXVI. Uferfchwalbe. Frifch. av, /. 18. Georg. it. p. 175.Sand-Martin, or Shore-bird. ArB. ZooL 2. p» 430. h, 33^. JVilL orn.p. 213. t, iiO, mmi A fmall bird of very delicate appearance, meafuring rather lefs thanlive inches in length, and having the upper part of the plumagebrown, the lower white. This little fpecies inhabits various parts ofEurope and America : in Britain, it may be confidered, if not a

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