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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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PLATE X. SYLVIA DARTFORDIENSIg. Dartford Warbler. p a s s e r e s. Bill conic, pointed. Nollrlls oval, broad, naked. GENERIC CHARACTER, Bill weak, Hender *. Noftrils finall, a little deprelled. Tonguecloven. The exterior toe joined at the under part to the bafe of themiddle one. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, Bill black, with a white bafe; the upper mandible a little curved atthe tip. Irides red; eyelids deep crimfon. The upper parts of thehead, neck, and body, dufky reddifh brown. Breaft and belly deepferruginous; middle of the belly white. Quills dufky edged wi^hwhite. Baftard wnng white. Exterior web of the outer tail featherv/hite; the reft dulky. Legs yellow. Sylvia Dartfordiensis, Lath» Gin. Syn, iv. />. 435. N^27,Dartford Warbler. SuppL />. i8i. Pennant. Brit. Zool. i. N° 161. pi 56. Ar£t. Zool.—Lev, Muf,—Berhn, g^. Nat» Hlft. Vol. i. 52. 14.JLe Pitchou de Provence. Buf. ols. v. />. 158. PI. enU 655. i. * The Linnsan genus Motacillu has been ftparated by Pennant, and his

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