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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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cribes as the young male. ($) The female had beendefcribed by Mr. Pennant in the Arclic Zoology#: Mr. Lathammakes it the (y.) of Anas Glacialis:—the fame author has addedfurther, the Querquedula ferroenfis, of Briffbn, or SarceJle de Ferroe,of Buffon, as the (£.) of the fame fpecies. Thefe Birds frequent the more northern parts of the world, fuchas Sweden, Lapland, Greenland, &c. and only vifit the Englifli coaftsin very rigorous winters. In the Orknies they are Ceen. in flocksfrom October to April. Thefe Birds living chiefly °n the water,dive and fwim well, and fubfifl: on fmall mell-fifti. They buildtheir nefts among the grafs, &c. on the fea more. The varietymentioned by Mr. Latham, which is called OEdel by the inha-bitants of the Ferroe ifles, has the black ftreak down the middle ofthe crown to the hind head, as in our fpecimen, from whichhave been led to confider our Bird a variety alfo. The length of our Bird is twenty-one inches. we Vol, II. p. 764 E 3 PLATE HI ■P
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PLATE CXILSCOLOPAX GALIDRIS. RED SHANK. Bill roundifh» Tongue entire, fleftiy, Thighs naked* Toesdivided. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill long, (lender, (trait, weak, Noflrils linear. Tongue pointed.Toes divided, back toes fmalL SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND STNONTMS. Beak and feet red. Body afh-colour. Secondaries of the wingstipped with white. Scolopax calidris. Lin. Syji, Nat. Scolopax calidris, roftro rubro, pedibus coccineis3 corpore cinereo, remigibus fecundariis albis. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 722. 25. E 4 Scolopax PLATE CXIL Scolopax Totanus. Faun. Suec. No. 167. # Totanus. Aldr. av. 3. 171. Red Shank or Pool-Snipe. Will. Orn. 299. Raii. Syn. av. 107. Albin. 3. /. 87. Br. Zool. 2. No. 184. /. 65. Lath. Gen. Syn. Vol. 5. 150. 20, Suppl. 245. 20. Chevalier aux pieds rouges. Buff. 7. p. 513. /. 28. Le Chevalier. Brif. Orn. 5. p. 188. 4. pi. 17. fig. 1. Glareola. Klein, av. p. 101. 1. Rothfufstler. Kram. 353. Gallinula erythropus. Gefner. av. 504. The length of this Bird is twelve inches, its breadth

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