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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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fented, and which Linnaeus confidcrschara6ieriftic of the Iceland fpecies. Thefe laft-mentioned birds were placed in the fpring of 181C, w ithother varieties of the Knot-bird, in our Mufeum, in a fituation imme-diately contiguous to the original fpecimen of the Red Sandpiper, in B 2 order PLATE CLXXIII. Older that every obferver miglit be enabled to form his own judgmentas to the relative coiii)e61;ioi-! of the two birds, and it is, we may beallowed to conceive, from the publicity thus afforded them, that anopinion has arifen of the Common Knot and the Iceland Sandpiper^being only the winter and fummer drefs of the fame bird. In a future plate we fliall fubmit a portrait of the rufous belliedKnot, above defcribed, to the attention of our readers ; together withfuch information as we may conceive likely to elucidate the obfcuritythat feems to prevail refpefting them. Length of the original fpecimen of the Red Sandpiper eleveninphes ; of the one recently captured about ten inches. PLATE
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PLATE CLXXIV, XARUS MARINUS y.WAGEL GULL.Anseres. GENERIC CHARACTER. Bill ftralght, fliarp edged,, a little falcated at the tip, and tootblefs:lower mandible gibbous below tbe point: noftrils linear, broader onth^ fore part, and placed in the middle of the bill. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Varied brown, afti and white with brown fpots: band of black onthe tail, tip white. Lakus Martnus 7. Lath. Ind. Orn, 814. 6. Larus Naevius : albtis, dorfo cinereo, reftricibus apice nlgris. Gmd. Lim, Syft, 598. 5.Larus Varitjs. Brurm, Orn, n. 150.Larus Maculatus. Brunn, )V® 146. young bird?Le Goiland varie, on le Grifard. Brifs, Orn. 6. p. I67. b.pl. 15.—» Buff. Oif. 8. p. 4 J 3. pi. 33.—PL EnL 266.Wagel, Burgo-mafter of Groeland, Great Grey Gull, Raii Syn. p. 130. A. 13.—mV/. Orn. p. 349. j?/. 66.WageL Br. ZooL %. n. 247, A.^Ar6i, Zool. N* 453, To PLATE CLXXIV. To reconcile the various opinions that have prevailed among na-turalifts refpefting the identity of fome fpecies of the Gull t

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