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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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25. w. 24.Reattino. Olin. iccc, U 6.Roitelet. Buff. pL enl. n.eSl.f, 2.ZauHkoenig. Fnfch, av* t, 2^. f, S,WREfT. ArSl, ZooL 2,p, 414. w. 55£.Ray av. p, SO. w. II.Brit, ZqoL 1. 77. i54. This PLATE CXXXIV. ThJl pretty Httle bird is efleemed the fraalleft of the European fpe-cies, the Golden Crefled W%en excepted. It inhabits the temperateparts of northern Europe, and the fouth of Afia* ^ - * The Wren remains in Britain throughout the year. The neft is ofan oval forn), compofed of mofs lined with feathers, and having afmall entrance in the middle. The female has two broods annually,one in April, the other in June, at each tihie laying from ten to fix-teen eggs, which are of a white colour, and marked at the end withreddifh. Its nefl is commonly found affixed againft outhoufes, orold walls, or, if built in the woods, (lands generally on a low flumpamong bufhes near the ground. The note of this bird is a pleafing warble, beard at all feafons of theyear, but only in the day-time. PLATE 135
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PLATE CXXXV. ANAS FERRUGINEA.FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER, Bill convex, obtufe, the edges divided into lamellate teeth: tonguefj-inged ?ind obtufe ; three fore toes folitary. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS, Chefnut, breafl and belly paler ; bill dilated and rounded at thetip; and with the legs hlueifh, Anas FfRRUGiNEA : fpadicea, roftro dilatato et apice rotundatopedibufque cserulefcentibus, GrneL Linn, Syji^Nat, 52S, n, 99. Anas RITUI^A, Fn, Suec n, 134, ffiRRUGiNOUs Duck. ArSf, ZqoI,2,p^ 61G. N,Lath, Syn^ 3, 2.p. ^,^6. n, 7L Vol, VI, P »iis^ PLATE CXXXV. Ills Duck is about the middle fize, meafuring in length fiftecriinches, and weighing twenty ounces. The fpecies has been foundin the Swedifli rivers, and in Denmark, but verjf rarely. A folitaryfpecimen was killed in Lincolnlhire feme years ago, a circumftancerecorded by Mr. Pennant in his Bvitifh Zoology, * PLATE IC,6

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