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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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us, remigibus tribus nigrisbafi albis. Linn. Syji. Nat. L p. 147. 77. I3eedit. 10. C Godwity PLATE LXXV. Godwit, Yarwelp, Yarwip. Rail Syn, p. 105. A. 4. IVilL Orn. p. 292. Albin. 2. pi. 70. Penn. Br. Zool. 2. 439. 179. Am, Zool. N6 373. • Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. p. 144* 14. . 501. PI. Enl 876. The length of this fpecies is commonly about fixteen inches \breadth twenty-feven, and weight twelve ounces; but they are liableto confiderable variation in weight and fize, as well as colour:fometimes they do not even exceed feven ounces. It is very generally met with in Europey and extends to Afia andAmerica. Mr. Latham fays at Hudfons Bay it is known by the nameof fpafawuckapejheiv. Thefe Birds are found in England in the fensamongft the Ruffs and Reeves one part of the year, but continueswith us the whole winter, frequenting the open fands like the Cur-lew, and feeding on In feels. PLATE 7*
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PLATE LXXVI. ALAUDA OBSCURA. DUSKY LARK. ! Passeres.Bill conic, pointed, Noftrils oval, broad, naked. GENERIC CHARACTER,Bill (trait, flender, bending a little towards the end. Noftrilscovered with feathers or briftles. Tongue cloven. Toes divided tothe origin, back claw very long, Alauda Obscura, Dusky Lark. Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 494. A*5 7.Black Lark. Albin. Vol. 3. pi. 51.LAlouette noire. Brif. Orn. 3. p. 34. B. Buff. OIJ. 5. p. 22.—pi. ent 650. /. 1, It feems undetermined whether we ought to confider this as a dif~tincl fpecies, or only as a variety of the Sky Lark. Mr. Latham, inhis Synopfis, confiders it a variety, and obferves that he is aware ofthis and other Birds becoming black by feeding on Hemp-feed, aswas the cafe with a Goldfinch and Houfe Sparrow. It appears alfoliable to much variation of colours in different fpecimens. One in C 3 the PLATE LXXVI. the Britifh Mufeum is of a full deep black throughout, and thatfrom which the figure in our plate is copied, is of a lighter

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