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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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rtainty :it is introduced as an extraordinary variety, the plumage beingthroughout of a much darker hue than in the former bird. Our prefent fabjecl is rather fmaller than the bird we have beforedelineated, and may prefent a tranfition in the grow th of this par-ticular fpecies; but this is uncertain, and we are rather inclined tothink it an adult variety than a younger bird. That thefe birds vary in appearance may be readily colle6led fromauthors ; in the fpecimen figured by Albin, the tail was uniformly ofone colour, without any bars, Linnaeus defcribes it as having only onecinereous band^ and the tip white, and the Britifli Zoology fpeaks of >r ■ ■ ■ Plale XXXI. Vol. H. three PLATE CCXXXIII. three dufky bars upon the tail; fometimes there are only two^ andocccalionally the white at the tips is wanting. Length from twenty inches to two feet: the fpecies feed on rep-tiles, mice, and other fmall animals, and is efpecially fond of bees^whence its name of i^pivoi us. PLATE 22.4
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PLATE CCXXXIV.PLATALEA LEUCOllODIA.WHITE SPOONBILL.Grall*. GENERIC CHARACTER, Bill long, thin; the tip dilated, orbicular, flat: noftrils fmall, at thebafe of the bill: toague fhort, pointed: feet four-toed, femi-palmate, SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS.Body white : chin black: hind head fubcrefted. Platalea Leucorodia : corpore albo: gula nigra, occipitefubcriftato. Linn. Faun. Suec, 160.— GmeL f St/Jl. Nat. 613. I.—Scop. Ann. 1. )V» 115.— Brim. JV* 46.^Sepp. Fog. i. 88, SQ-—Klein. Av.p. 126. L-Lath. Ind. Orn. 66?. /.Platea, five Pelecanus. Aldr.—Rail Syn.p. i02. /.—Will. p. 212. t. d^.—Briff. Y.p. 352. /.La Spatule. Btif, vii.p. 448. f. 24.—PI. Enl. 405.Garza, o Becarivale. Zinnan, Nov. p. 111. ^ 20./. 99.Spoon Bill, or Pelican. Albin 11. t. 66. White PLATE CCXXXIV. White Spoonrill. BriL ZooL Jpp. t. 9,--Ard. ZooL 11. p, 441. yJ.—Id. Stip. p, 66.—Lath. Gen. Sj/n. v»p. 13. /•—Fultney Catalogue, DoiJet. p. 13. A flock of tbefe birds migrated into the marilies

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